Anna Dempsey won the inaugural Hilary Mantel Prize for Fiction for her unpublished novel "This Is About an Alligator and Nothing Else," a coming-of-age story set in Florida, receiving £7,500 and mentoring from agents and publishers. The newly established award, created to honor the legacy of the late Booker Prize-winning novelist, selected Dempsey from 2,300 submissions and named Nigerian writer Uduak-Abasi Ekong as runner-up.
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Anna Dempsey won the inaugural Hilary Mantel Prize for Fiction for her unpublished novel "This Is About an Alligator and Nothing Else," a coming-of-age story set in Florida, receiving £7,500 and mentoring from agents and publishers. The newly established award, created to honor the legacy of the late Booker Prize-winning novelist, selected Dempsey from 2,300 submissions and named Nigerian writer Uduak-Abasi Ekong as runner-up.