The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey named 2020 Costa Book of the Year
Writer and memoirist Monique Roffey takes the £30,000 prize with her sixth novel Based on a Taino legend, The Mermaid of Black Conch is a dark love story between a fisherman and a mermaid torn from the sea The judges described the book as ‘a classic in the making from a writer at the height […]
Costa Short Story Award 2020: identities of three finalists revealed
Winner decided by public vote and will be announced at the Costa Book Awards virtual ceremony on Tuesday 26th January All-female shortlist includes a Palme D’Or-winning screenwriter/director, a former Man Booker-longlisted author and a multi-nominated Irish short story writer Five additional stories highly commended by judges Watch the Costa Book Awards ceremony from 7pm on […]
Costa Book Awards category winners announced
Award-winning short story writer Ingrid Persaud scoops the Costa First Novel Award for her ‘outstanding’ debut novel set in Trinidad, Love After Love. Writer and memoirist Monique Roffey triumphs in the Costa Novel Award category, winning her first major UK literary prize for her seventh book, The Mermaid of Black Conch: A Love Story. Lee […]
