Fiction Uncovered
Fiction Uncovered is a major new promotion to support the best fiction writers.
The promotion pledges to support those writers who deserve recognition but have yet to receive a major literary prize or media attention, or be picked for retailer promotions.
Fiction Uncovered will create the opportunity for eight fiction writers (of novels, short stories or graphic novels) in the UK to be part of a major promotion supported by retailers, libraries and a major publicity and marketing campaign.
The 2011 judging panel, which decided on the eight titles, was chaired by author Giles Foden, with Sarah Crown (Literary Editor, Guardian online), Damian Barr (writer, journalist and salonniere) and Simon Burke (Fiction Buying Manager for Waterstone's) as fellow judges.
The eight selected titles are:
- The Water Theatre by Lindsay Clarke (Alma Books)
- The English German Girl by Jake Wallis Simons (Polygon)
- Night Waking by Sarah Moss (Granta)
- Proof of Love by Catherine Hall (Portobello)
- Nimrod's Shadow by Chris Paling (Portobello)
- Disputed Land by Tim Pears (William Heinemann)
- Forgetting Zoe by Ray Robinson (William Heinemann)
- The London Satyr by Robert Edric (Doubleday)
The Reading Agency invited library-linked reading groups around the country to read and review the eight titles from Spring 2011. For further information about the Fiction Uncovered promotion, please visit the dedicated website: http://www.fictionuncovered.co.uk/about/