Goldsmiths Prize
For other uses, see Goldsmith (disambiguation).
The Goldsmiths Prize is a British literary award founded in 2013. It is for fiction that "opens up new possibilities for the novel form".[1] It is sponsored by Goldsmiths, University of London in association with the New Statesman and has a GB£10,000 remuneration.[2] The award is limited to UK and Irish authors and books must be published by a UK-based publisher. [3]
Winners and shortlists
Blue Ribbon (
) = winner
2013
The shortlist for the 2013 award was announced on 1 October 2013.[4][5]
- Jim Crace, Harvest
- Lars Iyer, Exodus
- Eimear McBride, A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing[6][7]
- David Peace, Red or Dead
- Ali Smith, Artful
- Philip Terry, tapestry
2014
The shortlist for the 2014 award was announced on 1 October 2014.[8] The winner was announced 13 November 2014.[9]
- Rachel Cusk, Outline
- Will Eaves, The Absent Therapist
- Howard Jacobson, J
- Paul Kingsnorth, The Wake
- Zia Haider Rahman, In the Light of What We Know
- Ali Smith, How to Be Both
References
- ↑ Joshua Farrington (January 23, 2013). "Goldsmiths launches £10,000 literary prize". The Bookseller. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ↑ Alex Peake-Tomkinson (January 23, 2013). "Goldsmiths launch £10,000 literature prize". The Telegraph. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ↑ Staff writer (January 24, 2013). "The Goldsmiths Prize". complete review. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ↑ "Jim Crace makes Goldsmiths Prize shortlist". BBC news. 1 October 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Shortlist 2013". Goldsmiths Prize. 1 October 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Debut novelist Eimear McBride wins £10,000 prize". London Evening Standard. 13 November 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Eimear McBride wins inaugural Goldsmiths Prize for boldly original fiction". Goldsmith Prize website. 13 November 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
- ↑ "New Statesman | The shortlist for the 2014 Goldsmiths Prize has been announced". New Statesman. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ↑ "Ali Smith wins Goldsmiths Prize for How to be Both". BBC News. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
External links
- Goldsmiths Prize, official website.
- A new literary prize celebrating boldly original fiction, New Statesman announcement of award.