O’Flynn nominated for two more awards

2007 longlisted novelist is shortlisted for more literary prizes

3 December 2007

Catherine O’Flynn, who was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2007 with her novel What Was Lost, has been shorlisted for two more major literary prizes in the UK – the Guardian First Book Award and the Costa Book Awards.

What Was Lost was longlisted for the Orange Broadband Prize, before being chosen by judges as one of the Man Booker Dozen in August 2007. The remarkable debut novel, which depicts a little girl lost in a shopping centre, has now received numerous accolades from reviewers and judging panels alike.

Catherine O’Flynn’s novel was the second Man Booker success story for independent publishers Tindal Street Press, who published Clare Morrall’s Astonishing Splashes of Colour shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2003.

The Costa Book Awards is made up of five categories with What Was Lost shortlisted for the ‘Costa First Novel Award’. Joining her in the shortlist for that category is fellow longlisted novelist Nikita Lalwani, who was also one of the Man Booker dozen longlisted in August 2007.

The Guardian First Book Award will be announced on 5 December 2007 and the Costa Book Awards will be announced on 3 January 2008.

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