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The shortlist brings together Polly Barton’s ‘What Am I, a Deer?’, China Miéville’s ‘The Rouse’, Doireann Ní Ghríofa’s ‘Said the Dead’, Keith Ridgway’s ‘Dooneen’, Aea Varfis-van Warmelo’s ‘Attention Seeking Behaviour’ and Missouri Williams’s ‘The Vivisectors.’ Two represent debuts in fiction or book-length publishing, making the list particularly interesting for a prize built around formal invention.