Best Unpublished Manuscript 2019 - Shortlist

Nine manuscripts were selected for the 2019 Best Unpublished Manuscript. Select each writer below to find out more about them and their work:

Randall Jarmon (USA) From Us Randall Jarmon (USA) From Us
John McIlveen (USA) Girl Gone North John McIlveen (USA) Girl Gone North
Rosanne Daryl Thomas (USA) Specimens Rosanne Daryl Thomas (USA) Specimens
Carl Austin (USA) The Alchemy of Annihilation Carl Austin (USA) The Alchemy of Annihilation
Mort Hunter (South Africa) The Darkest Pool Mort Hunter (South Africa) The Darkest Pool
Samuel Clark (UK) The Legend of Spring-Heeled Jack Samuel Clark (UK) The Legend of Spring-Heeled Jack
Donna Cousins (USA) The Story of Bones Donna Cousins (USA) The Story of Bones
Emma Bamford (UK) These Yellow Sands Emma Bamford (UK) These Yellow Sands
Cecily Blench (UK) What We Did at the End Cecily Blench (UK) What We Did at the End

If you are a literary agent and interested to find out more about these writers and their manuscripts, please contact the Foundation Manager, Georgina Brown on georgina@wilbur-niso-smithfoundation.org