Orange Prize

From The Scotsman:

British writer Diana Evans was tonight named winner of the inaugural
Orange Prize for New Writers with her debut novel 26a.
The semi-autobiographical book follows identical twins Georgia
and Bessi as they grow up in the 1980s with their white father and
homesick Nigerian mother.The family live at 26 Waifer Avenue
and the sisters share an attic hideaway they name 26a.

Evans has been likened to Zadie Smith – both are young
black writers, and Smith’s book also dealt with twins
growing up in multi-racial north-west London.
The 33-year-old author also grew up with a twin sister,
Paula. She committed suicide seven years ago after a battle with depression.
Evans received a £10,000 bursary provided by Arts Council England.