Suzette Mayr, Emma Donoghue shortlisted for Dublin Literary Award

DUBLIN – Canadian authors Suzette Mayr and Emma Donoghue have been shortlisted for the prestigious Dublin Literary Award.

The prize — billed as the largest purse for a single work of English-language fiction — is worth 100,000 euros or roughly $150,000.

Mayr made the list for her novel “The Sleeping Car Porter,” which won the $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize in 2022.

The book follows a queer Black man who works as a train porter, tending to the needs of overnight passengers.

Donoghue was shortlisted for her book “Haven,” which tells the story of a scholar-priest in seventh-century Ireland on his quest to found a monastery.

The other four finalists are: “Old God’s Time” by Sebastian Barry of Ireland, “If I Survive You” by Jonathan Escoffery of the U.S., “Solenoid” by Mircea Cartarescu of Romania and translated by Sean Cotter, and “Praiseworthy” by Alexis Wright of Australia.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 26, 2024.