A shortlist has been released for the Novel Prize, which recognizes novels that "explore and expand the possibilities of the form, and are innovative and imaginative in style." The biennial award is for a book-length work of literary fiction written in English by published and unpublished writers from around the world.
The winner, who will be named in February, receives $10,000 and simultaneous publication in North America by New Directions, in the U.K. and Ireland by Fitzcarraldo Editions, and in Australia and New Zealand by Giramondo. Selected from 1,100 submissions, the shortlisted titles are:
How to Live Together by Rey Conquer
Porcupine by Nick Holdstock
Ruins, Child by Giada Scodellaro
Moss House by Hollen Singleton
Touch Me Now by Neal Amandus Gellaco