As such, non-English British writers published outside London are perennially disadvantaged by the Booker’s selection criteria.Īnd as it stands, of the 30 times the prize has been awarded to UK-based authors, it has only once gone to a Scottish author: James Kelman’s How Late it Was How Late, in 1994. This reflects that the concentration of power in UK publishing is still in the English capital. But while the diversity of the 2020 shortlist for the best original novel is to be commended, the majority of the publishers of Booker-winning novels are still based in London. This year’s Booker prize shortlist offers the most diverse lineup ever with four female and two male writers, four of who are people of colour. Writing in The Conversation, Dr Jamie Harris from the Department of English and Creative Writing, discusses the concentration of power in UK publishing still being in the English capital and how the Booker’s selection criteria is a disadvantage to those living outside London.
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