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  "path": "/2026/03/2026-international-dylan-thomas-prize-shortlist/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-24T21:49:41.000Z",
  "site": "https://locusmag.com",
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  "textContent": "The shortlist for the 2026 International Dylan Thomas Prize has been announced. The six-title list includes genre books **Open, Heaven** by Seán Hewitt (Jonathan Cape; Vintage) and **Under the Blue** by Suzannah V. Evans (Bloomsbury Poetry).\n\nThe annual Dylan Thomas prize, in partnership with Swansea University, awards £20,000 the best published literary work in the English language, written by an author aged 39 or under. This year's judges are …Read More",
  "title": "2026 International Dylan Thomas Prize Shortlist"
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