29 year old Nam Le from Vietnam was named winner of the UK's largest literary prize during a ceremony at the Brangwyn Hall in Swansea.
The Dylan Thomas Prize recgonises young writers under the age of 30 from all over the globe who have published work in the English language.
Nam Le who is now based in New York was awarded £60,000 for his short story collection, The Boat.
The prize's ambassador Catherine Zeta-Jones said "I am delighted to hear that we have another worthy winner in Nam Le.
The six finalists this year are all immensly talented young writers, who have exciting careers ahead of them, which I am sure will have been boosted by the recognition of the prize"
Find out more about Nam Le and the other shortlisted writers at www.thedylanthomasprize.com/