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.