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Derek Owusu and Seán Hewitt shortlisted for Dylan Thomas prize

Six writers are now finalists for the prestigious annual prize, which awards £20,000 to a writer aged 39 or under

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Alan Hollinghurst wins David Cohen lifetime award for ‘pioneering’ novels

Author says he is ‘overcome with emotion’ after winning £40,000 honour for books including The Line of Beauty and The Swimming-Pool Library

The Guardian - UK

Open, Heaven by Seán Hewitt review – an exquisite tale of first love

The poet’s debut novel is a transcendent portrait of gay desire that pays homage to the English literary tradition

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Eley Williams and Ferdia Lennon shortlisted for Dylan Thomas prize

Yael van der Wouden, Seán Hewitt, Yasmin Zaher and Rebecca Watson also in running for Swansea University’s £20,000 writers’ award, with winner announced on 15 May

The Guardian - UK

Rapture’s Road by Seán Hewitt review – a hide and seek of the self

Nature reveals and conceals Hewitt’s identity in his stunning second book of poems, a set shot through with yearning and sacred imagery

The Guardian - UK

Best LGBTQ+ books to spark queer joy for London Pride 2026

From queer canon classics to coffee table crowd-pleasers, these books speak to the beauty of queer love this Pride Month and beyond

Evening Standard

The best recent poetry – review roundup

Rapture’s Road by Seán Hewitt; God Complex by Rachael Allen; How Fire Descends by Serhiy Zhadan; The Many Hundreds of the Scent by Shane McCrae; Eleanor Among the Saints by Rachel Mann

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Police search for Newcastle fugitives wanted following alleged threatening behaviour

Northumbria Police wish to speak with Lewis McMahon, 27, of Throckley, and Sean Hewitt, 23, of West Denton

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All Down Darkness Wide by Seán Hewitt review – reflections on sex, caring and loss

The poet explores his Catholic upbringing, queerness and the highs and lows of love, in an elegantly conceived memoir

The Guardian - UK

All Down Darkness Wide by Seán Hewitt review – a remarkable memoir of love and sorrow in Sweden

The poet’s powerful account of his romance with a depressed young Swedish man is a revealing portrait of language, passion and belief

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