One of the world's most valuable literary awards, The Dylan Thomas Prize, has revealed the shortlist of six writers who are in the running for the £60,000 prize. The list includes 21 year old Caroline Bird, shortlisted for her second collection of poetry, Trouble Came to the Turnip, published by Carcanet in September 2006.

The Prize, which is sponsored by the University of Wales, is designed to encourage creative talent in writers under the age of 30. It is a global award, open to any work, from any genre, which has been published in the English language.

Carcanet would like to congratulate Caroline Bird on this fantastic achievement.

Articles featuring more information on the shortlist are available on the Guardian website and on the BBC website.

A poem taken from Trouble Came to the Turnip is this week's featured poem on Carcanet's facebook page.