Roald Dahl's daughter criticises Dylan Thomas Prize
Writer Tessa Dahl, daughter of Welsh author Roald Dahl, has spoken out against one of the world's major literary awards, the .
The 2010 Dylan Thomas Prize was recently launched in New York to coincide with St David's Day in Wales. The deadline for submissions of entries for the biennial prize, named after one of Wales' greatest ever writers, is 30 April 2010.
Dahl commented at the launch: "Whatever your metier is, you'll think yours is the best. A poet of course will think poetry ought to win, and a novelist or dramatist will think their form is best... but how can you, really, pit a ten-line poem against a 300-word novel? It's not really fair, is it?"
The inaugural Dylan Thomas Prize, which is funded by the University of Wales, was won by Welsh writer Rachel Trezise for her short story collection Fresh Apples.
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At 4th Mar 2010, Gwenynen wrote:The Western Mail got this wrong too. The Welsh Assembly Gov is NOT the principal funder for the prize. The University of Wales is and wil be for the next 3 years. Hence the prize should be known as 2010 University of Wales Dylan Thomas Prize.
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At 10th Mar 2010, Joe wrote:Thanks for the info - I didn't know the university was funding it now.
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