The Jury of the Guyana Prize for Literature has released the Shortlists for the 2012 Awards in the various categories of entries. The Shortlists and Winners were decided by a Jury made up of very distinguished judges, selected by the Guyana Prize Management Committee because of their outstanding credentials in the field of literature as literary critics, academics,NFL Jerseys Supply, literary editors,Cheap Jerseys From China, authors and creative writers.The selections in each case are listed in alphabetical order according to the authors.BEST BOOK OF FICTIONRuel Johnson? –? Collected FictionsA semi-autobiographical collection of short fiction that addresses racial and political tensions,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, relationships and displacement.Chaitram Singh – The February 23rd CoupA fast-paced fictional account of an attempted coup by a group of disaffected Guyanese soldiers.BEST BOOK OF POETRYCassia Alphonso – Black Cake MixA collection of evocative poems with a well-realized creole voice.Ian McDonald? –? The Comfort of All ThingsElegiac musings by a mature poet on aging and mortality.Sasenarine Persaud? –? Lantana Strangling IxoraComplex,Cheap Jerseys From China, introspective poems with a bitter edge.BEST DRAMAHarold Bascom? –? DeporteeA screenplay for a crime thriller set in New York and Georgetown, involving deportation, narcotrafficking and corruption.Mosa Mathifa Telford? –? SaudaA morality tale about the need for understanding and forgiveness between mothers and daughters,Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic, and the difficulties of escaping from a legacy of self-contempt.BEST FIRST BOOK OF FICTIONOnly ONE entry was shortlisted from among those in this category.? It will therefore be declared the winner.BEST FIRST BOOK OF POETRYNo work was considered suitable for a shortlist in this category.The winners of the Prize will be announced by the Chairman of the Jury at the Guyana Prize Awards Ceremony to be held on September 15,NFL Jerseys Authentic China, at 19:00 hours at the Pegasus Hotel.? President Donald Ramotar will make the awards.Chair of the Jury Prof Jane Bryce will read the Judges’ Report.