#MeToo-themed novel wins inaugural reader-led award worth £50,000
British author Donna Fisher has won the Libraro prize for the unpublished manuscript of her ‘provocative and timely’ book, Sheep’s Clothing
An unpublished novel exploring cancel culture in the post-#MeToo era has won the inaugural Libraro prize, a £50,000 award set up to “sidestep the traditional barricades of the book industry” by allowing readers to select a shortlist from manuscripts uploaded to a platform directly by writers.
British author Donna Fisher won the prize for her novel Sheep’s Clothing, which follows a singer and her on-and-off friendship with a bestselling author who is accused of sexual assault.
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