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Hope this is in the correct forum, mods. If not, feel free to move it.
Linky.
This year it's been won by- argh! Passive sentence alert!
This year, Rachel Johnson won for her novel Shire Hell.
Johnson is quoted as saying:
I won't copy/paste the winning paragraphs here; they're not particularly graphic but they are cringe-making IMO.
Linky.
This year it's been won by- argh! Passive sentence alert!
This year, Rachel Johnson won for her novel Shire Hell.
Johnson is quoted as saying:
I always wanted to win a literary award and to bag this coveted prize - a prize that has been won by admired giants such as Norman Mailer, Sebastian Faulks and Tom Wolfe - is, for me at least, a tremendous honour.
I won't copy/paste the winning paragraphs here; they're not particularly graphic but they are cringe-making IMO.