Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s, The First Woman, has been shortlisted for the 2021 UK’s Royal Society of Literature Encore Award.
The Encore Award was first presented in 1990 to celebrate the achievement of outstanding second novels. The Royal Society of Literature has administrated the award since 2016.
Previous winners include Ali Smith, Adam Foulds, and Ian McGuire.
The judges for this year’s prize are Sian Cain, Nikita Lalwani and Paul Muldoon.
The winner of the award will be announced on Thursday, May 20, 2021.
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