The once-in-a-decade list predicted the success of Kazuo Ishiguro, Salman Rushdie and Zadie Smith.
, has also made the coveted list. As has Brighton-born Saba Sams, a 26-year-old mother of two known for her girlhood-inspired short story collection’s 2023 crop now share the most coveted literary moniker: must-read author, though all claim they didn’t know their publishers had entered them for the prize, open to all British or UK-residing writers aged under 40.
That said, today the mood is convivial. It’s the first time the writers have learnt who else is in the class of 2023. They seem relieved to have found peers to share the experience with, and delighted – if a little terrified – to have made it on the list. “It’s dreamlike,” says Brown. Sams agrees. “It’s special,” she says. “And it feels like a projection for the rest of my work: that IShe’s right.
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