The Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation has released the shortlist for the £10,000 (about $13,505) Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize, which is open to writers of any nationality, writing in English. The winner will be named in September. The shortlist:
Babylonia by Costanza Casati
Sycorax by Nydia Hetherington
Redemption by Jack Jordan
A House for Miss Pauline by Diana McCaulay
Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao
Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis
Also being celebrated will be the New Voices award for aspiring writers and the Author of Tomorrow award for writers aged 21 years and under who have completed a short piece of adventure writing.