Self-Published Book Shortlisted for PEN/Ackerley Prize

Who Is It That Can Tell Me Who I Am?, a non-fiction account of Jane Haynes’ life as a psychotherapist, has made the shortlist for the PEN/Ackerley Prize for memoir and autobiography. It is the first self-published book to do so.

The prize was first awarded in 1982, in honor of author Joe Randolph Ackerley, who was long-time literary editor of The Listener magazine. His sister Nancy endowed the prize in his memory, and it is funded through Acklery’s posthumous royalties.

The other finalists for the prize this year are The Islamist by Ed Husain, In My Father’s House by Miranda Seymour, The Presence by Dannie Abse and Family Romance by John Lanchester.

The winner will be announced on June 10.