John Llewellyn Rhys Prize
Award for literature written in English by a Commonwealth author
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| 2021 | Co-wrote screenplay for 'The Matrix Resurrections' with Lana Wachowski and Aleksandar Hemon |
| 2020 | Published Utopia Avenue during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, a novel about a fictional British band emerging from London's 1967 psychedelic scene. |
| August 2019 | Announced collaboration with Lana Wachowski and Aleksandar Hemon to write the screenplay for The Matrix Resurrections. |
| December 7 2018 | Wrote article 'Kate Bush and me' for The Guardian |
| 2017 | Translated 'Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8' by Naoki Higashida |
| 2017 | Published his autobiography 'Lone Fox Dancing'. |
| May 28 2016 | Contributed to the Future Library project by delivering his book 'From Me Flows What You Call Time'. |
| 2015 | Published novel 'Slade House' |
| 2015 | Mitchell contributed plotting and scripted scenes for the second season of the Netflix series Sense8, co-writing the series finale with Lana Wachowski and Aleksandar Hemon. |
| October 23 2015 | Wrote article 'David Mitchell on Earthsea – a rival to Tolkien and George RR Martin' for The Guardian |
| 2014 | Published The Bone Clocks novel, which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Mitchell described the novel as having 'dollops of the fantastic' and exploring themes between life and death. |
| 2014 | Honored with the Padma Bhushan, another significant civilian award in India. |
| 2014 | His sister Ellen passed away while living in Ludhiana with his stepsister. |
| 2013 | Wrote personal essay 'Learning to live with my son's autism' for The Guardian and translated 'The Reason I Jump' by Naoki Higashida |
| April 12 2013 | Composed opera libretto 'Sunken Garden' for English National Opera at Barbican Theatre |
| 2012 | David Mitchell began working as a screenwriter with Lana Wachowski following the film adaptation of his novel Cloud Atlas. |
| 2011 | The literary prize was suspended due to funding problems, effectively ending its annual recognition of young Commonwealth writers. |
| 2011 | Ruskin Bond made his maiden big-screen appearance in Vishal Bhardwaj's film 7 Khoon Maaf, based on his short story Susanna's Seven Husbands. Bond played a bishop in the movie, with Priyanka Chopra in the title role. |
| June 2011 | Booktrust suspended the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize due to funding problems, with hopes of reviving the award in the future. |
| June 2011 | The award was suspended by Booktrust due to funding problems, with the organization expressing intent to revive the prize. |
| 2010 | Published novel 'The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet' and wrote article 'On historical fiction' for The Daily Telegraph |
| 2010 | The prize winner received £5,000, with runners-up receiving £500 each. |
| 2010 | The final John Llewellyn Rhys Prize was awarded, marking the end of the literary award's active period. |
| May 2010 | Composed opera libretto 'Wake' for Nationale Reisopera |
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