2023
Travis Alabanza
None of the Above
(Canongate)
Winner:
TRAVIS ALABANZA is a writer, performer and theatre maker. Their theatre shows Burgerz, Overflow and Sound of The Underground were all received with critical acclaim, winning Total Theatre Award at Edinburgh Fringe, streaming to over 22 countries and being included in over 20 syllabuses. They have given talks on race and gender across the world including at Harvard, Oxford and Bristol - with their impact in the LGBT+ community being noted in the Forbes 30 under 30 list, Dazed 100 and a recent Attitude magazine 100 list.
Short list
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None of the Above, Travis Alabanza (Canongate)
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Takeaway, Angela Hui (Trapeze)
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The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho, Paterson Joseph (Dialogue)
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When We Were Birds, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo (Hamish Hamilton)
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I’m a Fan, Sheena Patel (Rough Trade Books)
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Hiding to Nothing, Anita Pati (Liverpool University Press)
Long list
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None of the Above, Travis Alabanza (Canongate)
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Birdgirl, Mya-Rose Craig (Jonathan Cape)
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Takeaway, Angela Hui (Trapeze)
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The Attic Child, Lola Jaye (Pan Books)
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The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho, Paterson Joseph (Dialogue)
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When We Were Birds, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo (Hamish Hamilton)
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Here Again Now, OkechukwuNzelu (Dialogue)
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Losing the Plot, Derek Owusu (Canongate)
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I’m a Fan, Sheena Patel (Rough Trade Books)
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Hiding to Nothing, Anita Pati (Liverpool University Press)
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Another Way to Split Water, Alycia Pirmohamed (Polygon Books)
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The Room Between Us, Denise Saul (Liverpool University Press)
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