Korean history epic and forbidden romance lead Waterstones debut prize shortlist (opens original article in a new tab)
The Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2026 shortlist features a Korean history epic and a forbidden romance novel among other works, with the winner to be announced on July 16.
- Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2026 shortlist includes Jiyoung Han's 'Honey In The Wound' about Korean history and colonialism
- Stephanie Sy-Quia's 'A Private Man' features a forbidden romance in 1950s Rome with generational consequences
- Six books are on the shortlist, with the winner to be announced on July 16
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