This followed with his fourth book City of Lies being shortlisted for the same award in 2007.

His second writing attempt, a semi-autobiographical account of his college years in war-torn Lebanon was also shortlisted for the same award.

A committee of five judges selects five of the submitted stories to be shortlisted for the award and published in the Fantázia magazine.

Nine artists or collaborations were shortlisted for the 2008 award, and seven for the 2010 award.

Bristol is still the only UK city to have been shortlisted for the award.

In 2010 he was shortlisted for the same award, for his book Beneath Our Armour.

He was twice (1991 and 1994) shortlisted for the South African "Player of the Year" award, eventually winning in 1996.

(Del Rey), which was one of four anthologies shortlisted for the same award.

Burrows was not shortlisted for the award, however.

Her novel Maul was also shortlisted for the same award in 2004.