Surreal scenes. Thankful to @waterstones for shortlisting VAGABONDS! for their inaugural debut fiction prize. To booksellers who made this happen by voting in great numbers and stirring momentum, it’s a blessing to have written a book you love. Thankful to readers for asking for this book nonstop in bookstores the world over, for applying pressure without relenting, for reading and rereading, gifting and shifting the world for these stories. & to V! for being itself. This moment feels so gooood. My baby’s first prize! Our book’s first prize! #yearofvagabonds #wdfp On y va. ✨✨✨