Pantera Press achieves a short-listing in Commonwealth Writers' Prize [17.02.2011]
Pantera Press author Sulari Gentill’s A Few Right Thinking Men has been shortlisted for the prestigious Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book. In the lead up to the launch of her latest book, Chasing Odysseus (out 7March), an exciting new adventure series for young adults, Sulari Gentill was announced as one of six shortlisted writers in the South East Asia and Pacific Best First Book category of the 2011 Prize.
“I’m flabbergasted…happily flabbergasted…and deeply grateful to my publishers, Pantera Press, who were willing to take a take chance on a complete unknown with a manuscript about art and fascists,” said Sulari Gentill. “As a writer, having someone read and like yournovel is a wonderful thing, regardless of who that person is. Of course, it’s a bonus when that reader happens to be a judge of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize.”
Says Pantera Press: “Our mission at Pantera Press is to be ‘a great new home for Australia’s next generation of best-‐loved authors’. So our passion is to publish books that readers will rave about by discovering and nurturing the talented new authors who create them… previously unpublished authors of well-‐written, riveting reads in quality popular fiction or non-‐fiction.”
The Commonwealth Writers’ Prize is internationally recognised for its role in celebrating ground-‐breaking works from both new and established writers. Announced on 21 May at Sydney Writers’ Festival, the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize aims to reward the best of Commonwealth fiction written in English.
For more info on the book and the author, head here.
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