Jhalak Children’s & YA Prize 2021 - shortlist announced!

The Jhalak Prize celebrates and supports books by British and British resident writers of colour.  Set up by writers Sunny Singh and Nikesh Shukla in 2017, a sister prize celebrating children’s & YA novels has now been launched.  The shortlisted novels are:

• The GA Picture Alphabet by Nii Ayikwei Parkes & Avril Filomeno

• When Life Gives You Mangoes by Kereen Getten

• And the Stars Were Burning Brightly by Danielle Jawando

• Queen of Freedom by Catherine Johnson

• Eight Pieces of Silva by Patrice Lawrence

• A Fox Called Herbert by Margaret Sturton

The prize winner will be announced on 25th May as part of an online ceremony in conjunction with The British Library.

When Life Gives You Mangoes, And the Stars Were Burning Brightly and Eight Pieces of Silva are all available to borrow from the EPHS Libraries.