Frank O’Connor shortlist announced
July 13th, 2011
The shortlist for the world’s richest short story prize has been announced. Two of Ireland’s big name writers, Edna O’Brien (Saints and Sinners) and Colm Tóibín (The Empty Family), rub shoulders with two first time authors, Canadian Alexander MacLeod (Light Lifting) and American Suzanne Rivecca (Death is Not an Option), as well as with former winner of the prize, Beijing-born Yiyun Li (Gold Boy, Emerald Girl) and American novelist Valerie Trueblood (Marry or Burn).
The award, created to honour the memory of Frank O’Connor (pictured), offers a first prize of €35,000 (£26,500). The winner will be announced at the Cork International Short Story Festival in September.
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