Richell Prize 2024 longlist announced
Hachette, in partnership with the Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF), has announced the longlist for the 2024 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers.
The 21 longlisted writers, chosen from over 1000 entrants, are:
- Averil Robertson
- Becca Wang
- Billy Stevenson
- Caroline Lee
- Chloe Hillary
- Claire Bennett
- Danielle Ringrose
- Hayley Elliott-Ryan
- Hollen Singleton
- Jehan Loza
- Mariam Tokhi
- Mary Colussi
- Matt Freeman
- Michelle Hyde
- Molly Hoogland
- Myles McGuire
- Oanh Dang
- Rebecca Douglas
- Rod Mackay
- Ruth Estelle
- Tzeyi Koay.
Entrants are judged on the first three chapters of their submitted work, along with a synopsis outlining the direction of the proposed work and details about how the prize will benefit their writing career. The winner will receive $10,000, donated by the Richell family, along with a 12-month mentorship. Hachette will work with the winning writer to develop their manuscript and has the first option to consider the finished work for publication.
The judging panel for 2024 includes Abbey’s Bookshop buyer and bookseller Lindy Jones; editor and writer Bianca Valentino; Avenue Bookstore bookseller Anjelica Rush; Hachette head of literary Vanessa Radnidge; and author Hannah Richell.
‘This is the tenth year of the Richell Prize, a prize put in place to honour the memory of former Hachette CEO Matt Richell,’ said Radnidge. ‘We are all so proud of the impact the prize has on the development and acknowledgement of literary talent and thank every single writer who had the courage to enter their work. Every year the quality of entries is impressive and this year the standard was exceptionally high.’
The shortlist will be announced on 17 October, with the winner announced on 27 November.
Last year’s winner was Alex Sawyer for the manuscript ‘Rat Daniels’.
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