The other titles shortlisted for the 2021 Prize were: Alligator and Other Stories by Dima Alzayat (Picador), Kingdomtide by Rye Curtis (HarperCollins, 4th Estate), The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi (Faber), Pew by Catherine Lacey (Granta), and My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell (HarperCollins, 4th Estate).
We cannot wait to see what comes next from this uncompromising talent."Īwarded for the best published literary work in the English language, written by an author aged 39 or under, the prize celebrates the international world of fiction in all its forms including poetry, novels, short stories, and drama. We are delighted that the jury of the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize unanimously decided on this riveting debut novel as its choice for the 2021 prize. Raven Leilani is an astonishingly original new voice. This is an important, uncomfortable book, in turns funny and angry, and always compelling. The narrator Edie’s incisive eye for all registers of racist bias is unblinking and masterly.
Leilani was awarded the prestigious £20,000 Prize for Luster (Picador/ Farrar, Straus and Giroux) in a virtual ceremony hosted by the award-winning actor and screenwriter Celyn Jones on the eve of International Dylan Thomas Day.Ĭhair of Judges, Namita Gokhale, said: "Luster is an accomplished and fearless novel that carries the ache, uncertainty and vulnerability as well as the harsh reality of being a young black woman in America. I still have diaries full of those attempts, and I want to thank the judges, the readers, my family and friends, and my brilliant colleagues at Picador and Trident for their support. When I first encountered his work, I was around twelve and just starting to write, and I remember taking one of his collections home from the library and trying to emulate his rhythm. On receiving the prize, Raven Leilani said: “Very early in my life, Dylan Thomas’ work was an enormous comfort and inspiration to me, so this is an incredible honour and affirmation.
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