http://blog.booklistonline.com/2006/12/07/uzodinma-iweala-wins-the-llewellyn-rhys/ Behind the Book Reviews--The Official Blog of Booklist Online Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:41:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2006/12/07/uzodinma-iweala-wins-the-llewellyn-rhys/comment-page-1/#comment-25583 Likely Stories » Blog Archive » We Just Know You’re Going to Write a Prizeworthy Book! Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:26:54 +0000 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2006/12/07/uzodinma-iweala-wins-the-llewellyn-rhys/#comment-25583 [...] Lemn Sissay, a judge for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for Fiction, informs us that, in the UK at least, some books get longlisted not because of quality but contractual obligation. From the Guardian Blog: I’ve just finished judging the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for Fiction, which had me reading 45 books in three months. When I got talking to novelist Mandy Sayer at a literary festival, she surprised me with an account of how some books get on longlists. Apparently agents can collude with publishers to guarantee, through publishing deals, that certain authors are put forward for specific prizes. [...] [...] Lemn Sissay, a judge for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for Fiction, informs us that, in the UK at least, some books get longlisted not because of quality but contractual obligation. From the Guardian Blog: I’ve just finished judging the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for Fiction, which had me reading 45 books in three months. When I got talking to novelist Mandy Sayer at a literary festival, she surprised me with an account of how some books get on longlists. Apparently agents can collude with publishers to guarantee, through publishing deals, that certain authors are put forward for specific prizes. [...]

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