ABERGAVENNY writer Owen Sheers has been shortlisted for the 2014 Wales Book of the Year it was revealed this afternoon.
The author is one of nine in contention for literary honour.
The verse-drama follows three young soldiers from Bristol who are sent to Afghanistan.
The winners of the 2014 Awards will be announced at a ceremony in Caernarfon on 10 July. Each category winner will receive a prize of £2,000, and the two main winners in each language will receive an additional £6,000.
Lleucu Siencyn, Chief Executive of Literature Wales said: “The 2014 Wales Book of the Year Short List reflects the high standard of work published during 2013. Three categories, two languages, and eighteen authors all hoping for the title of English or Welsh-language Wales Book of the Year 2014. Each book is worth reading, and with nine weeks before the Award Ceremony, this is the perfect time to start.”
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