Jhalak Prize 2020 Longlist (12 books)

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First awarded in March 2017, the Jhalak Prize seeks to celebrate books by British/British resident BAME writers, accepting entries published in the UK by writers of colour. These include (and not limited to) fiction, non-fiction, short stories, graphic novels, poetry, children’s books, YA, teen and all other genres. The prize is also open to self-published writers.

https://www.jhalakprize.com/

2020 Judges:
Roy McFarlane
Anita Sethi
Nikesh Shukla
Kerry Young

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1	Afropean: Notes from Black Europe by Johny Pitts 4.31 avg rating — 2,576 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Surge by Jay Bernard 4.19 avg rating — 1,456 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Suncatcher by Romesh Gunesekera (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 368 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Asha & the Spirit Bird by Jasbinder Bilan 3.82 avg rating — 1,057 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Flèche by Mary Jean Chan 4.22 avg rating — 1,358 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Nudibranch by Irenosen Okojie 3.40 avg rating — 312 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 158,271 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Remembered by Yvonne Battle-Felton (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 943 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 33,914 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Golden Child by Claire Adam (Goodreads Author) 3.46 avg rating — 8,902 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Hostile Environment: How Immigrants Became Scapegoats by Maya Goodfellow 4.24 avg rating — 594 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	This Brutal House by Niven Govinden (Goodreads Author) 3.11 avg rating — 292 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars