Congratulations to Zoe Strachan, who has had her third novel, Ever Fallen in Love, shortlisted for the Green Carnation Prize, Britain’s most prestigious prize for modern gay writing. Zoe has just returned to the University’s School of Critical Studies an English Literature lecturer after a stint as a writer in residence at the University of Iowa. 

Robert Davidson, who is Managing Director of Sandstone Press, who publish Zoe’s novels said:

“We were pleased enough to see Zoë’s book in the long list for the Green Carnation and it is wonderful news that she has made the short list. “Ever Fallen in Love” is a superb novel of great skill and fine story-telling, but even knowing how great a book it is ourselves we can’t help but be surprised, delighted and over the moon at the news it has made this next step – especially when you see the strength and quality of work submitted for this prize.”

The full shortlist for the Green Carnation Prize is:

The Strange Case of the Composer and his Judge – Patricia Duncker (Bloomsbury)

The Proof of Love – Catherine Hall (Portobello)
Red Dust Road – Jackie Kay (Picador)
Remembrance of Things I Forgot – Bob Smith (Terrace Books)
Ever Fallen in Love – Zoe Strachan (Sandstone Press)
The Empty Family – Colm Toibin (Penguin Books)

The Winner will be announced on 7 December 2011.

First published: 10 November 2011

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