The 2021 Crown Awards (Debut, Gold and Non-Fiction) are for full length books published for the first time in English in the UK between the 1st April 2020 - 31st March 2021.
People of Abandoned Character is Clare's debut novel and has been longlisted for the Debut Crown Award; while Stuart Turton's The Devil and the Dark Water is longlisted for the Gold Crown Award.
The shortlist will be announced on the 5th October, with the winner's ceremony on the 24th November 2021.