Exciting news!
The Man Asian Literary Prize is gaining in stature around the world, and so a team of keen readers of Asian books in translation has been formed to bring you reviews of all the longlisted titles.
The longlist was announced last week and the shortlist will be revealed in January. The winner will be announced in March.
The winning author is awarded USD 30,000 and the translator (if any) USD 5,000.
Our Shadow Man Asian Literary Prize 2011 blogging team consists of
- Lisa Hill from ANZ LitLovers (Australia)
- Fay from Read, Ramble ((US)
- Matt from A Novel Approach (Australia)
- Stu from Winston’s Dad (UK) and
- Sue from Whispering Gums (Australia)
Reviews to the shortlisted titles will soon be appearing on these blogs, and each blogger will post to advise you of the latest reviews on the other blogs.
If possible, we will try to select a shadow winner but given that there are availability issues with at least one of the titles, this may not be possible.
We are indebted to Kevin from Canada for the concept of a Shadow Jury.
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ANZ LitLovers LitBlog 
What a great idea! I’m looking forward to the reviews already.
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By: Tania on November 8, 2011
at 8:54 am
Fabulous!! Will follow closely.
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By: kimbofo on November 8, 2011
at 9:45 am
Such a terrific idea! I’ll be checking back regularly :)
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By: mccardey on November 8, 2011
at 10:01 am
Have you also considered the DSC Prize South Asian Literature. It’s a new but significant prizw which focuses on writing based on the South Asian region but is not author ethnicity driven.
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By: Vidushi on November 8, 2011
at 9:50 pm
Hello Viduski, welcome to chatting about books on the ANZ LitLovers blog:)
I’m sorry, I’ve never heard of this prize. Is there a website with details about it?
Lisa
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By: Lisa Hill on November 8, 2011
at 10:26 pm
Yes. You should visit http://dscprize.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/DSCPrize
this is a new prize, only in its second year at the moment, but it’s definitely something to look out for!
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By: Vidushi on November 9, 2011
at 5:29 am
Hello again Vidushi, this is great, thanks for letting me know about this. I certainly will be keeping an eye on it.
Actually, Vidushi, you might be able to help me with something else…I have hunted around online for a blog that reviews contemporary Indian literature (not popular fiction) without success. Do you have any suggestions?
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By: Lisa Hill on November 10, 2011
at 4:42 am
Hi Lisa.
I think I absolutely missed your comment here. Why don’t you have a look at http://www.indianbookreviews.com/
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By: Vidushi on December 7, 2011
at 5:14 pm
Thanks Vidushi, I’ve subscribed.
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By: Lisa Hill on December 7, 2011
at 7:15 pm
thanks for picking me lisa and bringing this together ,all the best stu
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By: winstonsdad on November 8, 2011
at 11:03 pm
I know I speak for everyone, Stu, when I say that I am delighted to have the Blogging King of Translated Fiction as part of the team. Nobody else knows translated fiction like you do!
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By: Lisa Hill on November 10, 2011
at 4:45 am
I will be looking forward to all the Shadow Jurors’ thoughts — welcome to the Shadow Prize world :-) .
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By: KevinfromCanada on November 9, 2011
at 2:24 am
Thanks Lisa!
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By: whisperinggums on November 9, 2011
at 7:23 pm
[…] Prize has been announced! The Shadow Jury is made up of the wonderful bloggers: Whispering Gums, ANZ LitLovers, Winston’s Dad, Read,Ramble, and A Novel […]
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By: My Favorite Lit-Blog: November 10, 2011 « Hungry Like the Woolf on November 11, 2011
at 1:02 am
Fascinating stuff – what a great idea. I await the outcome with interest!
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By: Tom Cunliffe on November 11, 2011
at 10:30 pm
Hi Tom, thanks for dropping by:)
I saw from your blog that you’ve read IQ84 so you’re ahead of me there!
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By: Lisa Hill on November 12, 2011
at 7:10 am
[…] Ghosh’s River of Smoke, I predict that we will have a tough time choosing a winner for our Shadow Man Asian Literary Award, and so will the official jury. It’s a great story by a master story-teller, and like the […]
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By: River of Smoke by Amitav Ghosh (Shadow Man Asian Literary Prize 2011) « ANZ LitLovers LitBlog on November 13, 2011
at 9:55 am
These shadow juries are wonderful. I will be following your progress now that Ghana Lit Week is over. Good luck with the project.
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By: Kinna on November 23, 2011
at 8:26 pm
Thanks, Kinna, I just hope we haven’t been too ambitious!
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By: Lisa Hill on November 23, 2011
at 8:53 pm
[…] Shadow Jury is working its way through the 12-title longlist. The 5-member jury is coordinated by ANZ Litlovers LitBlog and Whispering […]
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