Orwell Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (2023) Winner
Tom Crewe
トム・クルー
Tomu Kurū
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1989 （Middlesbrough）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Historian
- Active Years
- 2023-
- Affiliations
- London Review of Books
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | — | History | PhD | — | United Kingdom |
University of Cambridge
History
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United Kingdom
PhD in nineteenth-century British history
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | HWA Crown Awards | The New Life | Debut | Historical Writers' Association | Longlisted |
| 2023 | Nero Book Awards | The New Life | Debut Fiction | — | Shortlisted |
| 2023 | Orwell Prize | The New Life | Political Fiction | The Orwell Foundation | Won |
| 2023 | Polari Prize | The New Life | First Book | — | Shortlisted |
| 2023 | South Bank Sky Arts Awards | The New Life | Literature | — | Won |
| 2023 | Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award | The New Life | — | Sunday Times | Won |
| 2024 | Betty Trask Prize | The New Life | — | Society of Authors | Won |
| 2024 | Walter Scott Prize | The New Life | — | — | Shortlisted |
HWA Crown Awards
2023
Work:
The New Life
Category:
Debut
Organization:
Historical Writers' Association
Result:
Longlisted
Nero Book Awards
2023
Work:
The New Life
Category:
Debut Fiction
Result:
Shortlisted
Orwell Prize
2023
Work:
The New Life
Category:
Political Fiction
Organization:
The Orwell Foundation
Result:
Won
Polari Prize
2023
Work:
The New Life
Category:
First Book
Result:
Shortlisted
South Bank Sky Arts Awards
2023
Work:
The New Life
Category:
Literature
Result:
Won
Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award
2023
Work:
The New Life
Organization:
Sunday Times
Result:
Won
Betty Trask Prize
2024
Work:
The New Life
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
Won
Walter Scott Prize
2024
Work:
The New Life
Result:
Shortlisted
Awards & Nominations
O. Henry Award
1 appearances
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Edition 102 (2024) WinnerWork: The Room-Service Waiter
"The Room-Service Waiter" is a short story selected for the O. Henry Prize 2024 anthology. In a compact sequence of scenes, it captures shifts in relationships and emotional tension.
A sharp short story included in the O. Henry Prize 2024 anthology.
short storyrelationshipsemotional tension
Betty Trask Prize and Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 41 (2024) Winner
Works
Major Works
The New Life
2023 Historical FictionA debut novel set in late 19th-century Britain exploring gay lives and social reform through scientists and artists.
HomosexualitySocial reform19th-century Britain
Translations
- French
- German
- Spanish
- Dutch
Bibliography
- The New Life
Legacy
Recognized as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists in 2023, acclaimed for debut novel The New Life which won multiple awards including the Orwell Prize and Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year.
Trivia
- Included in Granta's Best of Young British Novelists (2023)
- Included in The Observer's 10 best new novelists of 2023