Alert! The Wilbur and Niso Smith Foundation has announced the shortlist for the inaugural Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize.
The award comes with prize money of £10,000 (about R210,000)
The shortlisted titles are:
- Corban Addison: The Tears of Dark Water (Quercus)
- Manda Scott: Into the Fire (Bantam)
- Roger Hobbs: Vanishing Games (Corgi)
- Ben Kane:Eagles at War (Arrow)
- Andy McDermott: The Revelation Code (Headline)
- Simon Scarrow: Britannia (Headline)
First prize will be awarded at an event at the Royal Geographical Society in London, England in May to “a published novel that best captures the spirit of adventure writing”.
The judging panel for this year’s award includes MNEK, Grammy-nominated British singer, songwriter and record producer; Levison Wood, adventurer and author; Steve Winter, acclaimed wildlife photographer; and Kevin Conroy Scott, Creative Director at Tibor Jones & Associates.
Niso Smith, founder of the Wilbur and Niso Smith Foundation, says: “The Wilbur and Niso Smith Foundation was created to allow us to share our love of adventure writing with the world. Over the years, we have travelled together through Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas, and in every country and culture we have found storytellers weaving tales of adventure. The foundation’s aim is to aim is to introduce true talent from across the globe to the reading world.
“The first stage of our mission will be to award an annual prize for adventure writing – the Wilbur Smith Adventure Award. The next stage will be to reach out to writers and readers across the world, bringing the spirit of adventure into their lives and inspiring them to undertake their own journeys of discovery. More than anything we want the Wilbur and Niso Smith Foundation to be an organisation that uplifts, inspires and educates.”
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Book details
- The Tears of Dark Water by Corban Addison
EAN: 9781848663138
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- Into the Fire by Manda Scott
EAN: 9780552169578
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- Vanishing Games by Roger Hobbs
EAN: 9780552170031
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- Eagles at War by Ben Kane
EAN: 9780099580744
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- The Revelation Code by Andy McDermott
EAN: 9780755380787
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- Britannia by Simon Scarrow
EAN: 9781472213303
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