Hilary to put third award on the Mantel-piece?

The woman with nominations coming out of her ears

awards Hilary Mantel

Exeter honorary graduate, Hilary Mantel, is nominated for yet another major book prize.

The Devon-based author is set to be the first winner of all three UK major book prizes should she receive the award for Woman’s Prize for Fiction.

The stakes are high as Mantel’s novel competes against 19 other titles, but her legendary novel, Bring Up the Bodies, is sure to pull through after already winning the Booker Prize and Costa book of the Year.

The shortlist will be released on April 16, and the winner announced in a ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall in London.