Jasmine Sealy , Saeed Teebi , and Elamin Abdelmahmoud are shortlisted for the 2023 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize

Jasmine Sealy , Saeed Teebi , and Elamin Abdelmahmoud are shortlisted for the 2023 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize.

Jasmine Sealy is shortlisted for THE ISLAND OF FORGETTING.

Saeed Teebi is shortlisted for HER FIRST PALESTINIAN.

Elamin Abdelmahmoud is shortlisted for SON OF ELSEWHERE.

The award was created to bring literary recognition to Canadian talent, and kick-start the careers of debut authors. A $10,000 CAD cash prize will be awarded for a book published in 2022 in each of three categories: Nonfiction, Literary Fiction and a rotating Genre Fiction category (Speculative Fiction for 2023). —Rakuten Kobo

The winners will be announced June 22, 2023.