Harmless Like You, the debut novel by UEA student Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, has been shortlisted for the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award, which is worth £2,500 to the winner. Rowan (pictured) was longlisted earlier this year for the Desmond Elliott Prize and the inaugural Jhalak Prize for the Book of the Year by a Writer of Colour. She is currently completing her PhD in Creative & Critical Writing at UEA, and her short story ‘Before It Disappears’ was recently published in the anthology How Much the Heart Can Hold. The winner of the Authors’ Club Award will be announced on 25th May
Rowan Hisayo Buchanan shortlisted for Authors’ Club Award
