Difference between revisions of "Costa Prize 2011"
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| − | |summary= | + | |summary=''Tiny Sunbirds Far Away'' starts in Lagos but soon moves to the rural, oil producing Niger Delta. This allows Christie Watson's young narrator, 12 year old Blessing, to view the traditional ways afresh. It's a clever device and young Blessing is shocked by the rural conditions after a relatively luxurious life in Lagos with a good school and a modern apartment. But when her mother discovers her father on top of another woman, she takes Blessing and her older brother, the asthmatic Ezikiel, back to her family home. |
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Revision as of 11:57, 17 December 2011
Entries for the 2011 Awards clsed on 24 June 2011. The shortlists were aannounced on 15 November and we'll hear about the category winners on 4 January 2012. The presentation ceremony follows on 24 January.
The Shortlists
Costa First Novel Award
Costa Novel Award
Costa Poetry Award
Costa Biography Award
Costa Children's Book Award
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