Congratulations to the sixteen writers who have been shortlisted for 2024’s Book Edit Writers’ Prize, run in association with Legend Press and judged this year by Lara Haworth.

THE SHORTLISTED WRITERS AND THEIR NOVELS ARE:

After by David Gill
Ah Couldnae Tell by Pip Penman
Blue Sky, Red Dust by Alexis Coward
Call me Adebimpe by Suzie Oluwabunmi
Cats Who Smoke by Nancy Edwards
Crack the Donkey Christ by David McGrath
Crash Test Doctors by Himmi Kari
Jonathan Strong by Michelle Wales
Light at the End of the Cave by Bernie McQuillan
Sycamore by Christine Cordon
The Cocklemen by Mike Murray
The Gorse in the Gloaming by Hannah Foster
The Red Moon Trails by Nabin Chhetri
The Sun Sets Twice by Nicola Godlieb
Wayne’s Night Out by Grayson Anderson
Yoga Homicide by Emma Conally-Barklem

The final winners will be announced next week with a special online showcase for industry guests later on this month. All the winning entries will also be published in an online anthology accessed via The Book Edit’s website after the showcase.

Congratulations to all our short and longlisted writers! And watch this space for further announcements next week.