Commonwealth Writers' Prize - Revision history

Anna Auguscik at 14:15, 15 March 2008

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	*Zadie Smith won Best First Book in 2001 for ''White Teeth''		*Zadie Smith won Best First Book in 2001 for ''White Teeth''

			==2008==
			===Overall Winners===
			Regional winners announced on 13 March 2008, overall winners announced on 18 May 2008
			*Best Book:
			*Best First Book:

			===Regional Winners===
			'''Africa'''
			*Best Book: Karen King-Aribisala, The Hangman's Game (2007) - (Nigeria) Peepal Tree Press
			*Best First Book: Sade Adeniran, Imagine This (2007) - (Nigeria) SW Books

			'''Canada and the Caribbean'''
			*Best Book: Lawrence Hill, The Book of Negroes (2007) - (Canada) HarperCollins Publishers
			*Best First Book: CS Richardson, The End of the Alphabet (2007) - (Canada) Doubleday Canada

			'''Europe and South Asia'''
			*Best Book: Indra Sinha, Animal's People (2007) - (India) Simon and Schuster
			*Best First Book: Tahmima Anam, A Golden Age (2007) - (Bangladesh) John Murray

			'''South East Asia and South Pacific'''
			*Best Book: Steven Carroll, The Time We Have Taken (2007) - (Australia) HarperCollins
			*Best First Book:Karen Foxlee, The Anatomy of Wings (2007) - (Australia) University of Queensland Press

	==2007==		==2007==

Anna Auguscik at 08:55, 7 February 2008

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	*The Commonwealth Writer's Prize is an annual prize and was first launched in 1987 by the Commonwealth Foundation. This is an intergovernmental organisation, supported by and reporting to the different Commonwealth governments. The aim of the prize is to support works of new Commonwealth fiction and introduce them to a wider reading public.		*[http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com/culturediversity/writersprize/ The Commonwealth Writer's Prize] is an annual prize and was first launched in 1987 by the Commonwealth Foundation. This is an intergovernmental organisation, supported by and reporting to the different Commonwealth governments. The aim of the prize is to support works of new Commonwealth fiction and introduce them to a wider reading public.
			*The prize is awarded in two categories, Best Book and Best First Book. These are first given away to regional winners, who then go on to compete against each other in order to be announced overall winner. The four regions are Africa, Europe and South Asia,South East Asia and South Pacific, Canada and the Caribbean.
			*The regional winners in both categories get 1000 pounds, the overall Best Book winner is awarded with 10,000 pounds, the overall Best First Book winner with 5000 pounds. The prizes are sponsored by the Commonwealth Foundation with the support of several regional organisations.
			*In order to be eligible, the books have to be sent to the regional groups by the publishers. They have to be works of prose fiction (novel or collection of short stories). There are no restrictions on setting, theme or mode of the books, but books written for children alone, drama or poetry are excluded from the prize. The books have to be written by a citizen of the Commonwealth and must originally be written in English. The author must give his consent to enter the competition and must be alive on the closing date for entrie.
			*The winners are announced at a ceremony in spring, held in a different country each year and also changing between the four regions.
			*Zadie Smith won Best First Book in 2001 for ''White Teeth''

	*The prize is awarded in two categories, Best Book and Best First Book. These are first given away to regional winners, who then go on to compete against each other in order to be announced overall winner. The four regions are Africa, Europe and South Asia,South East Asia and South Pacific, Canada and the Caribbean.

	*The regional winners ~~in both categories get 1000 pounds~~, ~~the~~ overall Best Book ~~winner is awarded with 10~~,~~000 pounds, the overall~~ Best First Book ~~winner with 5000 pounds~~. The ~~prizes are sponsored by the Commonwealth Foundation with the support of several regional organisations.~~		==2007==
			Regional winners announced on 15/16 March 2007, overall winners announced on 28 May 2007
			===Overall Winners===
			*Best Book: Lloyd Jones, Mister Pip (2006)
			*Best First Book: D.Y. Béchard, Vandal Love (2006)

			===Regional Winners===
			'''Africa'''
			*Best Book: Shaun Johnson, The Native Commissioner (2006)
			*Best First Book: Maxine Case, All We Have Left Unsaid (2006)

	*~~In order to be eligible~~, ~~the books have to be sent to the regional groups by the publishers. They have to be works~~ of ~~prose fiction~~ (~~novel or collection of short stories~~). ~~There are no restriction on setting~~, theme or mode of the books, but books written for schildren alone, drama or poetry are excluded from the prize. The books have to be written by a citizen of the Commonwealth and must originally be written in English. The author must give his consent to enter the competition and must be alive on the closing date for entries.		'''Canada and the Caribbean'''
			*Best Book: David Adams Richards, The Friends of Meager Fortune (2006)
			*Best First Book: D.Y. Béchard, Vandal Love (2006)

	*The ~~winners are announced at a ceremony in spring~~ (~~March 2007~~), ~~held in a different country each year and also changing between~~ the ~~four regions.~~		'''Europe and South Asia'''
			*Best Book: Naeem Murr, The Perfect Man (2006)
			*Best First Book: Hisham Matar, In the Country of Men (2006)

	*~~The 2007 overall winners were~~: Lloyd Jones, "Mister Pip~~" -~~ Best Book~~; D. Y. Bechard~~, ~~"Vandal Love" - Best First Book~~		'''South East Asia and South Pacific'''
			*Best Book: Lloyd Jones, Mister Pip (2006)
			*Best First Book: Andrew O'Connor, Tuvalu (2006)

	*~~Zadie Smith won~~ Best First Book ~~in 2001 for "White Teeth"~~		==2006==
			===Overall Winners===
			*Best Book: Kate Grenville, The Secret River (2005)
			*Best First Book: Mark McWatt, Suspended Sentences: Fictions of Atonement (2005)

	*~~homepage~~: ~~http~~:~~//www.commonwealthfoundation.com/culturediversity/writersprize/~~		==2005==
			===Overall Winners===
			*Best Book: Andrea Levy, Small Island (2004)
			*Best First Book: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus (2003)

	[[Category: Literary Awards]]		[[Category: Literary Awards]]

Anna Auguscik at 17:38, 6 December 2007

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	*homepage: http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com/culturediversity/writersprize/		*homepage: http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com/culturediversity/writersprize/

			[[Category: Literary Awards]]

Anna Auguscik at 13:45, 6 December 2007

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	- The Commonwealth Writer's Prize is an annual prize and was first launched in 1987 by the Commonwealth Foundation. This is an intergovernmental organisation, supported by and reporting to the different Commonwealth governments. The aim of the prize is to support works of new Commonwealth fiction and introduce them to a wider reading public.		*The Commonwealth Writer's Prize is an annual prize and was first launched in 1987 by the Commonwealth Foundation. This is an intergovernmental organisation, supported by and reporting to the different Commonwealth governments. The aim of the prize is to support works of new Commonwealth fiction and introduce them to a wider reading public.

	- The prize is awarded in two categories, Best Book and Best First Book. These are first given away to regional winners, who then go on to compete against each other in order to be announced overall winner. The four regions are Africa, Europe and South Asia,South East Asia and South Pacific, Canada and the Caribbean.		*The prize is awarded in two categories, Best Book and Best First Book. These are first given away to regional winners, who then go on to compete against each other in order to be announced overall winner. The four regions are Africa, Europe and South Asia,South East Asia and South Pacific, Canada and the Caribbean.

	- The regional winners in both categories get 1000 pounds, the overall Best Book winner is awarded with 10,000 pounds, the overall Best First Book winner with 5000 pounds. The prizes are sponsored by the Commonwealth Foundation with the support of several regional organisations.		*The regional winners in both categories get 1000 pounds, the overall Best Book winner is awarded with 10,000 pounds, the overall Best First Book winner with 5000 pounds. The prizes are sponsored by the Commonwealth Foundation with the support of several regional organisations.

	- In order to be eligible, the books have to be sent to the regional groups by the publishers. They have to be works of prose fiction (novel or collection of short stories). There are no restriction on setting, theme or mode of the books, but books written for schildren alone, drama or poetry are excluded from the prize. The books have to be written by a citizen of the Commonwealth and must originally be written in English. The author must give his consent to enter the competition and must be alive on the closing date for entries.		*In order to be eligible, the books have to be sent to the regional groups by the publishers. They have to be works of prose fiction (novel or collection of short stories). There are no restriction on setting, theme or mode of the books, but books written for schildren alone, drama or poetry are excluded from the prize. The books have to be written by a citizen of the Commonwealth and must originally be written in English. The author must give his consent to enter the competition and must be alive on the closing date for entries.

	- The winners are announced at a ceremony in spring (March 2007), held in a different country each year and also changing between the four regions.		*The winners are announced at a ceremony in spring (March 2007), held in a different country each year and also changing between the four regions.

	~~- The 2007 overall winners were: Lloyd Jones, "Mister Pip" - Best Book; D. Y. Bechard, "Vandal Love" - Best First Book~~

	- ~~Zadie Smith won~~ Best ~~First~~ Book ~~in 2001 for~~ "~~White Teeth~~"		*The 2007 overall winners were: Lloyd Jones, "Mister Pip" - Best Book; D. Y. Bechard, "Vandal Love" - Best First Book

	- homepage: http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com/culturediversity/writersprize/		*Zadie Smith won Best First Book in 2001 for "White Teeth"

			*homepage: http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com/culturediversity/writersprize/

Hete MÃ¶ller at 12:23, 6 December 2007

2007-12-06T12:23:21Z

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- The Commonwealth Writer's Prize is an annual prize and was first launched in 1987 by the Commonwealth Foundation. This is an intergovernmental organisation, supported by and reporting to the different Commonwealth governments. The aim of the prize is to support works of new Commonwealth fiction and introduce them to a wider reading public.

- The prize is awarded in two categories, Best Book and Best First Book. These are first given away to regional winners, who then go on to compete against each other in order to be announced overall winner. The four regions are Africa, Europe and South Asia,South East Asia and South Pacific, Canada and the Caribbean.

- The regional winners in both categories get 1000 pounds, the overall Best Book winner is awarded with 10,000 pounds, the overall Best First Book winner with 5000 pounds. The prizes are sponsored by the Commonwealth Foundation with the support of several regional organisations.

- In order to be eligible, the books have to be sent to the regional groups by the publishers. They have to be works of prose fiction (novel or collection of short stories). There are no restriction on setting, theme or mode of the books, but books written for schildren alone, drama or poetry are excluded from the prize. The books have to be written by a citizen of the Commonwealth and must originally be written in English. The author must give his consent to enter the competition and must be alive on the closing date for entries.

- The winners are announced at a ceremony in spring (March 2007), held in a different country each year and also changing between the four regions.

- The 2007 overall winners were: Lloyd Jones, "Mister Pip" - Best Book; D. Y. Bechard, "Vandal Love" - Best First Book

- Zadie Smith won Best First Book in 2001 for "White Teeth"

- homepage: http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com/culturediversity/writersprize/