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1631:11 December
1571:11 December
1551:powells.com
1348:Rachel Long
1266:Miriam Nash
1185:Jay Bernard
1155:Emma Glass
950:Elif Shafak
661:Adam Foulds
641:Ross Raisin
564:Adam Foulds
390:White Teeth
384:Zadie Smith
336:Paul Farley
60:Paul Farley
1777:Categories
1531:8 February
1511:References
1407:Shortlist
1397:Lucy Burns
1327:Shortlist
1306:Susan Hill
1290:Open Water
1228:Shortlist
1150:Shortlist
1064:Shortlist
1043:Susan Hill
1012:The Lauras
975:Shortlist
895:Shortlist
850:Max Porter
813:Shortlist
794:Peter Kemp
768:Sarah Howe
673:Shortlist
598:Shortlist
521:Shortlist
166:Bloomsbury
116:Publisher
1474:Shortlist
1443:Tom Crewe
1176:riverrun
1172:Testament
1143:Salt Slow
1016:Windmill
837:The Shore
703:Blackmoor
613:Atlantic
161:Cambridge
58:In 1999,
1380:Tom Benn
1357:Picador
1032:Penguin
972:Penguin
906:Physical
828:Picador
538:Picador
498:Penguin
365:Affinity
197:Bloodaxe
1717:30 July
1384:Oxblood
1342:Granta
1298:Winner
1295:Viking
1199:Winner
1119:Winner
1035:Winner
946:Winner
864:Winner
782:Winner
707:Pocket
653:Winner
650:Viking
630:Granta
595:Viking
578:Winner
501:Winner
458:Winner
433:Winner
398:Winner
373:Winner
370:Virago
348:Winner
325:Winner
302:Winner
279:Winner
256:Winner
229:Winner
202:Winner
170:Winner
145:Winner
122:Judges
96:Winners
38:History
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1390:Winner
1245:Orion
990:Orbit
591:Gifted
119:Award
113:Title
109:Author
1440:2023
1377:2022
1280:2021
1191:Surge
1181:2020
1159:Peach
1101:2019
1091:Elmet
1021:2018
928:2017
846:2016
764:2015
754:2014
744:2013
734:2012
724:2011
714:2010
670:Cape
637:2009
560:2008
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209:1994
177:1993
152:1992
127:1991
28:Award
1719:2024
1694:2015
1633:2015
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188:and
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