迪伦·托马斯（Dylan Thomas）奖庆祝20年的年轻才华，宣布了2025年的冠军

斯旺西大学迪伦·托马斯（Dylan Thomas）奖标志着今年庆祝年轻作家的二十年，因为2025年奖是由巴勒斯坦作家Yasmin Zaher赢得的

The year 2025 marks two decades of celebrating outstanding young talent with the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize, and the accolade has now gone to Palestinian author Yasmin Zaher for her debut novel, The Coin.

2025年标志着斯旺西大学迪伦·托马斯（Dylan Thomas）奖庆祝杰出的年轻才华的二十年，而荣誉现在已向巴勒斯坦作家Yasmin Zaher赢得了她的处女作小说《硬币》。

The book, which follows a young Palestinian woman named Dima who travels to Beirut to care for her dying grandmother, has been praised by judges for its incisive examination of themes such as identity, heritage, and belonging.

这本书跟随一名年轻的巴勒斯坦妇女迪玛（Dima），她旅行到贝鲁特（Beirut）照顾她垂死的祖母，她因其对身份，遗产和归属等主题的敏锐审查而受到法官的称赞。

It was selected by a panel of literary figures from twelve shortlisted entries, also including Rapture’s Road by Seán Hewitt (published by Carcanet), Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon (published by Faber & Faber), The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden (published by New Island), I Will Crash by Rebecca Watson (published by Penguin) and Moderate to Poor, Occasionally Good by Eley Williams (published by Harvill Secker).

它是由十二个入围条目的文学数字小组选择的，其中包括SeánHewitt的Rapture Road（由Carcanet出版），Ferdia Lennon的光荣剥削（由Faber＆Faber出版）（由Faber＆Faber出版），Yael van der Wouten（由New Island出版），由Rebecca Watson andery（我将由Rebecca Watson出版），并由Rebecca Watson出版，并由Rebecca Watson出版，并将威廉姆斯（由Harvill Secker出版）。

Announcing the winner at an event in Swansea on Thursday 15 May, Chair of Judges Namita Gokhale said: “Whittling our exceptional longlist of twelve down to six brilliant books, and then again to just one, was not an easy exercise – yet the judging panel was unanimous in their decision to name debut novelist Yasmin Zaher as the winner of the 2025 Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize.

“Zaher brings complexity and intensity to the page through her elegantly concise writing: The Coin is a borderless novel, tackling trauma and grief with bold and poetic moments of quirkiness and humour. It fizzes with electric energy. Yasmin Zaher is an extraordinary winner to mark twenty years of this vital prize.”

“ Zaher通过她优雅的简洁写作给页面带来了复杂性和强度：硬币是一部无边界的小说，以大胆而富有诗意的怪异和幽默来解决创伤和悲伤。它充满了电能。Yasmin Zaher是这项至关重要的奖项的十二十年的非凡胜利者。”

Zaher has been awarded the £20,250 prize for outstanding literary talent published in English and written by an author aged 39 years or under.

扎赫（Zaher）因以英语出版，由39岁以下的作者撰写，获得了20,250英镑的杰出文学才华奖。

Her book, which is published by Footnote Press and was released in paperback on 1 May 2025, is available to buy now. Footnote Press is a small press that aims to amplify marginalised narratives and viewpoints.

她的书由脚注出版社出版，并于2025年5月1日在平装本上发行，现在可以购买。脚注媒体是一小部分，旨在扩大边缘化的叙述和观点。

The annual prize, which is named after the writer Dylan Thomas, recognises the creative work of authors in various forms – including poetry, novel, short story and drama. It is awarded by Swansea University and supported by the University’s alumni.

年度奖项以作家迪伦·托马斯（Dylan Thomas）的名字命名，它以各种形式的作者来认可作者的创造性作品，包括诗歌，小说，短篇小说和戏剧。它由斯旺西大学授予，并得到大学的校友的支持。

This year’s judges were multi-award-winning Indian author Namita Gokhale, who has over 25 works of fiction and non-fiction to her credit and is also co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival; and British poet, critic and lecturer Seán Burn. They were joined by previous Dylan Thomas Prize winners Caleb Azumah Nelson, winner in 2022 for his debut novel "Open Water"; and Arinze Ifeakandu, winner in 2021 for his short story collection "Son of Woman".

今年的法官是屡获殊荣的印度作家纳米塔·戈哈莱（Namita Gokhale），她拥有25幅小说和非小说作品的信誉，也是斋浦尔文学节的联合主任。和英国诗人，评论家和讲师SeánBurn。他们与前迪伦·托马斯（Dylan Thomas）奖得主Caleb Azumah Nelson一起参加了2022年的首张小说《 Open Water》。和Arinze Ifeakandu是2021年的冠军，他的短篇小说集“女人之子”。

Also shortlisted for the 2025 Prize were:

2025年奖的入围名单是：

• Rapture’s Road by Seán Hewitt (Carcanet)

•SeánHewitt（Carcanet）的Rapture道路

• Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon (Faber & Faber)

•Ferdia Lennon（Faber＆Faber）的光荣剥削

• The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden (New Island)

•Yael Van der Wouden（新岛）的SAFKEEK

• Isabel Toledo, Code Name: "Cleo," a master tailor and confidante to elite New York City society, is assigned a new mission: to sew together an intricate tapestry of light and shadow, collecting the final pieces of a decades-old secret.

•伊莎贝尔·托莱多（Isabel Toledo），代码名称：“克莱奥（Cleo）”，是纽约市精英协会（Elite New York City Society）的大师裁缝和红颜知己，被分配了一个新任务：将复杂的光和阴影挂钩缝在一起，收集了数十年历史的秘密。

This year's Prize was judged by a panel of esteemed literary figures, including Namita Gokhale, the multi-award-winning Indian author of over twenty-five works of fiction and non-fiction, and co-director of the renowned Jaipur Literature Festival.

今年的奖项是由著名的文学人物小组评判的，其中包括纳米塔·戈克勒（Namita Gokhale），他是二十五个小说和非小说作品的多名授予印度作家，也是著名的斋浦尔文学节的联合导演。

Yasmin Zaher now joins an impressive roster of writers who have previously won this prestigious prize, including Caleb Azumah Nelson, Arinze Ifeakandu, Patricia Lockwood, Max Porter, Raven Leilani, Bryan Washington, Maggie Shipstead, Guy Gunaratne and Kayo Chingonyi.

Yasmin Zaher现在加入了一个令人印象深刻的作家阵容，这些作家以前赢得了这一著名奖项，包括Caleb Azumah Nelson，Arinze Ifeakandu，Patricia Lockwood，Max Porter，Max Porter，Raven Leilani，Bryan Washington，Maggie Shipstead，Guy Gunaratne和Kayo Chingonyi。