For the primary time in its historical past, books by feminine authors dominate the William Hill Sports activities E book of the Yr Award shortlist. Following an impartial judging course of by a panel of specialists in sports activities and journalism, 4 of the six are titles written by ladies, the very best share of feminine finalists for the reason that competitors began in 1989.

Amongst them is the horse racing novel ‘Kick the Latch,’ written by Kathryn Scanlan. ‘Kick the Latch,’ based mostly on real-life interviews with a feminine horse coach, captures the difficult, but inspiring, life on the backstretch and its distinctive milieu of grooms, hotwalkers, gamblers, racing officers, and the like.

The William Hill Sports activities E book of the Yr Award, which is the world’s most precious and longest-running sports activities writing prize, features a £30,000 money prize for the winner, and will likely be contested by six authors:

· Althea: The Lifetime of Tennis Champion Althea Gibson by Sally H. Jacobs

· Concussed: Sport’s Uncomfortable Reality by Sam Peters

· Good for a Woman: My Life Working in a Man’s World by Lauren Fleshman

· Kick The Latch by Kathryn Scanlan

· Unbreakable by Ronnie O’Sullivan

· Unfair Play: The Battle for Ladies’s Sport by Sharron Davies with Craig Lord

Now in its thirty fifth 12 months, the William Hill Sports activities E book of the Yr Award is devoted to rewarding excellence in sports activities writing and offers authors and publishers a platform to showcase and promote their books. The primary William Hill Sports activities E book of the Yr Award happened in 1989, incomes it the title of the longest-established competitors within the trade.

The winner of the William Hill Sports activities E book of the Yr 2023 Award will likely be declared on thirtieth November 2023 at an official award ceremony at BAFTA 195 Piccadilly, London. The Award has a £30,000 money prize for the winner and the shortlisted authors will every obtain £3,000 and a leather-bound copy of their e-book.