Raven Leilani wins £20,000 Dylan Thomas Prize
Raven Leilani has been named the winner of this year's Swansea University Dylan Thomas PrizeThe prestigious Swansea University award is one of the world's largest literary prizes for young writers.It had already been chosen by former US president Barack Obama as one of his favourite books of the last year, and was described as "fearless" by British writer Zadie Smith.
Speaking for the judging panel, Indian author Namita Gokhale said Leilani's book on what it means to be a black millennial woman in the US was "accomplished". "This is an important, uncomfortable book, in turns funny and angry, and always compelling," she said.
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