The jury selected six nominees out of 28 candidates. Also on the shortlist are: Mark Boog and ‘Ik begrijp de moordenaar' (I understand the murderer), Jan van Mersbergen and ‘Zo begint het' (And so it begins), Henk van Straten and ‘Smet' (Stain), Carolina Trujillo and ‘De terugkeer van Lupe García' (The return of Lupe García), Robbert Welagen and ‘Verre vrienden' (Distant friends). The prize, which is worth 15.000 euro, will be awarded on 5 February 2010 in Amsterdam.
The BNG New Literature Prize is a relatively new prize awarded to authors under 40 years old who have not yet fully broken through. Former winners include Esther Gerritsen, Yves Petry, Sanneke van Hassel and Rachida Lamrabet.
