'International' Dylan Thomas Prize longlist

       They'll be announcing the longlist for the 2014 Man Booker Prize today and, presumably hoping to cash in on a general longlist excitement, they announced the longlist for the 'International' Dylan Thomas Prize just ahead of that.
       The 'International' Dylan Thomas Prize is a £30,000 prize:

awarded to the best published or produced literary work in the English language, written by an author aged 39 or under

       That 'published or produced literary work in the English language' might suggest translations are eligible -- hey, they call themselves 'International', right ? -- but, alas, Rule 3.4 makes clear:

For the avoidance of doubt a translation of a Literary or Performance work originally written in a language or languages other than English is not eligible for entry.

       Since all works not originally written in English -- even for an 'International' award --, are, of course, by their very nature dubious, I guess .....
       (Also: while a prize for young authors -- "aged 39 or under" -- authors are not permitted to be too young either: Rule 3.1 notes that entry is only open to authors: "aged 18 or over". Because ... well, who knows.)
       Still, it's an impressive list of books by English-writing authors -- including last year's Man Booker winner, The Luminaries, by Eleanor Catton. None of the fifteen titles are under review at the complete review yet (you know how it is here with that 'international' stuff ...).
       The shortlist will be announced 4 September.