| The Waterstones 11 | |
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| Awarded for | 11-strong list of debut novels written in English |
| Sponsored by | Waterstones |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| First awarded | 2011 |
| Website | The Waterstones 11 |
The Waterstones 11 was a literary book prize aimed at promoting debut authors, run and curated by British bookseller Waterstones.[1] It ran from 2011–13. The list of 11 authors are selected from a list of 100 authors submitted by publishers.[2] The prize, established in 2011, has included Orange Prize winner Téa Obreht's novel The Tiger's Wife, Man Booker Prize nominee Pigeon English by Stephen Kelman and the winner of the Desmond Elliott Prize for New Fiction, The Land of Decoration by Grace McCleen.
- ^ "Waterstones 11". Retrieved 24 January 2012.
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