Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize

The Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize was a promotional initiative and literary award for British writers of outstanding works of fiction. ^[1]

History

Fiction Uncovered was established as a promotional tool in 2010 by The Literary Platform, supported by Arts Council England with funding from The National Lottery. ^{[2] [3] [4]} From 2011, it selected eight books to highlight each year through its own website, author events, and partnerships with retailers. ^{[3] [4]} It became the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize with sponsorship from the Jerwood Foundation from 2014, awarding £5,000 to each of the eight authors. ^{[5] [6] [7]} Fiction Uncovered was cancelled in 2016 when the Jerwood sponsorship ended. ^[8]

Past winners

Prize winners

Year	Author	Title	Ref.
2011	Lindsay Clarke	The Water Theatre
	Robert Edric	The London Satyr
	Catherine Hall	The Proof of Love
	Sarah Moss	Night Waking
	Chris Paling	Nimrod's Shadow
	Tim Pears	Disputed Land
	Ray Robinson	Forgetting Zoë
	Jake Wallis Simons	The English German Girl
2012	Peter Benson	Two Cows and a Vanful of Smoke
	Cressida Connelly	My Former Heart
	Jill Dawson	Lucky Bunny
	Tibor Fischer	Crushed Mexican Spiders
	Doug Johnstone	Hit and Run
	Susanna Jones	When Nights Were Cold
	David Park	The Light of Amsterdam
	Dan Rhodes	This Is Life
2013	Lucy Caldwell	All the Beggars Riding
	Anthony Cartwright	How I Killed Margaret Thatcher
	Niven Govinden	Black Bread White Beer
	Nikita Lalwani	The Village
	Nell Leyshon	The Colour of Milk
	James Meek	The Heart Broke In
	Amy Sackville	Orkney
	Rupert Thomson	Secrecy
2014	Ben Brooks	Lolito	[9] [10]
	Bernardine Evaristo	Mr Loverman	[9] [10]
	Lesley Glaister	Little Egypt	[9] [10]
	Cynan Jones	The Dig	[9] [10]
	Gareth Roberts	Whatever Happened to Billy Parks?	[9] [10]
	Naomi Wood	Mrs. Hemingway	[9] [10]
	Gerard Woodward	Vanishing	[9] [10]
	Evie Wyld	All The Birds, Singing	[9] [10] [11]
2015	Susan Barker	The Incarnations	[12]
	Carys Davies	The Redemption of Galen Pike	[12]
	Jo Mazelis	Significance	[12]
	Grace McCleen	The Offering	[12]
	Bethan Roberts	Mother Island	[12]
	Lavie Tidhar	A Man Lies Dreaming	[12]
	Emma Jane Unsworth	Animals	[12]
	David Whitehouse	Mobile Library	[12]

References

1. Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize: Winners Announced Archived 6 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2016-04-15.
2. "UK Launches "Fiction Uncovered" to Promote Eight Underappreciated Authors". Publishing Perspectives. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
3. "Turn up for the books: Fiction Uncovered boosts eight neglected authors". The Guardian. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
4. "Fiction Uncovered promotion opens to self-published authors". The Bookseller. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
5. "Jerwood sponsorship for Fiction Uncovered". The Bookseller. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
6. "Evie Wyld wins prize double at Encore and Jerwood Fiction Uncovered awards". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
7. "UK's Fiction Uncovered Adds £80K Jerwood Name, Self-Pub". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
8. "Fiction Uncovered cancels 2016 prize, seeks sponsorship". The Bookseller. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
9. Haig, Matt (20 June 2014). "What the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered prize reveals". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
10. "Awards: Jerwood Fiction Uncovered". Shelf Awareness . 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
11. Flood, Alison (20 June 2014). "Evie Wyld wins prize double at Encore and Jerwood Fiction Uncovered awards". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
12. "Awards: Jerwood Fiction Uncovered". Shelf Awareness . 19 June 2015. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.

External links

• Official website