RSL Ondaatje Prize 2020 – winner announced
04/05/2020
Roger Robinson has won the 2020 RSL Ondaatje Prize with A Portable Paradise (Peepal Tree Press). The annual Prize of £10,000 is awarded for a distinguished work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry, evoking the spirit of a place.
‘Winning the RSL Ondaatje Prize is great on many levels. Gaining wider recognition for the political issues that are raised in A Portable Paradise is one of the most important things for me, alongside more people reading about the struggles of black communities in Britain which hopefully creates some deeper resonating empathy.’ Roger Robinson
‘A fabulous and ingenious work that seethes in its condemnation of injustices but sparkles in its tenderness and subtlety and revels in celebration at the things that make us all unique. It made me laugh and cry.’
Peter Frankopan, Chair of 2020 Judges
Watch our announcement video, by Liang-Hsin Huang, here:
For more information, please see our press release.
