Novels by three UEA alumnae have been shortlisted for the Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation Best Published Novel Award. Priscilla Morris (pictured), who graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) in 2009 and the PhD in Creative & Critical Writing in 2013, is nominated for Black Butterflies (Duckworth); Natasha Pulley, who graduated from the Prose Fiction MA in 2012, is nominated for The Half Life of Valery K (Raven Books); and Emma Styles, who graduated from the MA in Crime Fiction in 2020, is nominated for No Country for Girls (Sphere). The winner of the award, who will receive £10,000, will be announced on 18th October. Priscilla’s debut is currently also shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction. It was previously shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature / Ondaatje Prize and the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award. Emma’s novel is currently also shortlisted for the Crime Writers’ Association / International Literary Properties John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Award and was previously longlisted for the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award.
Priscilla Morris, Natasha Pulley and Emma Styles shortlisted for Wilbur & Niso Smith Award
