The shortlist for the 2016 International Dylan Thomas Prize, for "the best published literary work of fiction in the English language, written by an author aged 39 or under," consists of:
Claire-Louise Bennett for Pond
Tania James for The Tusk that Did the Damage
Frances Leviston for Disinformation
Andrew McMillan for Physical
Max Porter for Grief Is the Thing with Feathers
Sunjeev Sahota for The Year of the Runaways
The winner of the £30,000 (about $42,880) prize will be announced on May 14.
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Three men and three women from five countries have been named to the shortlist for the £30,000 (about $43,350) Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award, which is open to any novelist or short story writer from around the world who is published in the U.K. On April 21 and 22, the Foyles Charing Cross Road store will host readings by actors Tom Hollander, Juliet Stevenson, David Soul, Gina Bellman, Selina Lo and Chippa Chung. The winner will be announced April 22. This year's shortlisted authors and stories are:
"The Dacha" by Alix Christie
"The News of Her Death" by Petina Gappah
"What Time Is It Now, Where You Are?" by Colum McCann
"Unbeschert" by Edith Pearlman
"The Phosphoresence" by Nicholas Ruddock
"The Human Phonograph" by Jonathan Tel