Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize Winner: Lot by Bryan Washington
It is our great pleasure to confirm Lot by Bryan Washington as the winner of the Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize 2020.
Lyrical, dexterous and unflinchingly honest, Bryan Washington’s collection explores the significance of community, family and home with compassion, astuteness and originality. Profound, fresh, luminous, Lot throws open the door to an undiscovered Houston – and to life itself.
‘Bryan Washington’s collection of short stories, Lot, does what all great fiction does, finds a style that can open up a world that is otherwise unknowable and he does it with wit and grace. It is a real voice, unique, unforgettable, generous, and warm and one which provides us with a sense of community and the full experience of life. As one of the judges said, he has a country and western kickass voice.’
STIG ABELL, Chair of Judges
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