Adriano Noble and Eleanor Drage win the Queer Fiction Prize

” I was quickly captivated by this manuscript”, said judge Hanna Bervoets. “Ghostly and mysterious, Noble’s play with horror tropes is an exciting means to explore gender envy and household patterns. His prose is tidy and tender, marking Noble as an exciting brand-new voice in queer literary works.”

Court Samuel J Halpin commented: “Preferences Like Teenager Spirit by Eleanor Drage took a grip of me and most absolutely did hold. Eleanor’s writing is watchful, darkly tasty and will have visitors poring over every word. It’s an eagle-eyed observation of just how it feels to be a teen, riddled with 90’s nostalgia and a wickedly fascinating story whose palpitations are ensured to keep your head thrumming long after you’ve put it down.”

Eleanor Drage won the children’s/ YA group with Preferences Like Teen Spirit, a dark charming fantasy that discovers the importance of meaningful connections and altering attitudes to bisexuality. Drage will certainly likewise be jointly stood for by Silvia Molteni and Lucy Irvine.

Adriano Noble won the adult group for his debut novel Body Gets home and signs with agent Cara Lee Simpson. Noble took the prize for his literary trans horror story set on a country shoreline that checks out envy, desire, displacement and hauntings.