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To See The Best Before I Have Properly Begun Would Be Somewhat Premature.

I Discovered That My Imagination Came Alive When I Moved Away From The Immediate World Around Me.

When I Was Younger, I Didn't Read That Much. I Was More Interested In Film And Music. Now I'm Curious. I Want To Know What It's All About.

It Was Like When You Make A Move In Chess And Just As You Take Your Finger Off The Piece, You See The Mistake You've Made, And There's This Panic Because You Don't Know Yet The Scale Of Disaster You've Left Yourself Open To.

I Think The Judging Process Is Full Of Integrity, Compared To Some Other Prizes Around The World. The Fact That They Change The Panel Of Judges Every Year Keeps It From Becoming Corrupt. I Think It's Very Difficult If You've Got Judges For Life; Obviously Relationships Are Cultivated Between Judges And Authors, And Publishing Houses.