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The Dylan Thomas Prize is a leading prize for young writers presented annually. The prize, named in honour of the Welsh writer and poet Dylan Thomas, brings international prestige and a remuneration of £30,000 (~$46,000). It is open to published writers in the English language under the age of thirty. The prize was originally awarded bi-annually, but became an annual award in 2010. Entries for the prize are submitted by the publisher, editor, or agent; for theatre plays and screenplays, by the producer. A Dylan Thomas literary prize was first awarded during the 1980s, known as the Dylan Thomas Award, following the campaign to have a plaque in the poet's memory placed in Westminster Abbey.〔(About ), The Dylan Prize website〕 Surplus income from a fund-raising concert sponsored by the television company HTV were donated to allow a prize of £1000 to be awarded annually.〔 After several years, the prize was discontinued for lack of finance. It was revived, in a different form, in 2004, sponsored by Electronic Data Systems, at that time one of Swansea's largest employers.〔(New Writing International ), 22 Sept 2006〕 The Prize honours its shortlist finalists and annual winner for published work in the broad range of literary forms in which Dylan Thomas excelled, including poetry, prose, fictional drama, short story collections, novels, novellas, stage plays and screenplays. “We want the world to be aware of the Welsh interest in promoting new writing. Our Prize provides an inspiration for a whole new generation of writers throughout the English-speaking world,” said Peter Stead, Chair of The Dylan Thomas Prize. ==2014== Winner *Joshua Ferris, ''To Rise Again at a Decent Hour'' Shortlist〔http://www.swansea.ac.uk/dylan-thomas-prize/the-prize-2014/〕 *Eleanor Catton, ''The Luminaries'' *Eimear McBride, ''A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing'' *Kseniya Melnik, ''Snow in May'' *Kei Miller, ''The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion'' *Owen Sheers, ''Mametz'' *Naomi Wood, ''Mrs.Hemingway'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dylan Thomas Prize」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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