NEON ROSES by Rachel Dawson has been shortlisted for The Society of Authors Betty Trask Prize. This award is presented for a first novel by a writer under 35.

Judge Anjali Joseph said: "The shortlist this year includes several historical novels, and a few that take elements of classics – Moby Dick, Frankenstein – and make them into something new. All of the shortlisted novels delighted us with their freshness and each had a voice that was distinctively and recognisably its own."

Judged by Anjali Joseph, Michael Donkor and Alex Preston.