We are delighted to announce the 2020 SI Leeds Literary Prize longlist as follows:
- A boy called Silence – Nana Afua A Pierre
- Bat Monkey and Other Stories – Aisha Phoenix
- Her Grandmother’s Ghost – Ulka Karandikar
- In the Skin of a Stranger – Alinah Azadeh
- Lying Perfectly Still – Laura Fish
- Mushrooms for my Mother and Other Stories – Ethel Maqeda
- Nothing Stays In The Dark Forever – Steffanie Edward
- The Change – Emma Hill
- The Funeral Cryer – Wenyan Lu
- The Good Twin – Sumana Khan
- The Sun Sets in the East – L M Dillsworth
- Things We Do Not Tell The People We Love – Huma Qureshi
- Unborn – Tanya Atapattu
Many congratulations to our long listed writers! Please watch this space for the shortlist announcement at the end of August.