Goldsmiths Prize shortlist names Williams, Miéville and Barton among six
The £10,000 British prize for fiction that pushes at the boundaries of the novel form has released its 2026 shortlist.
Six writers are in contention for this year's Goldsmiths prize, according to the Guardian, which described the list as 'adventurous'. Among the named finalists are Missouri Williams, China Miéville and Polly Barton.
The award, worth £10,000, recognises fiction that, in the prize's own language as cited by the Guardian, 'breaks the mould or extends the possibilities of the novel form.' It has become one of the more closely watched British prizes for writers working outside conventional narrative structure.
The Guardian's report does not name the remaining three shortlisted writers or their titles, nor does it give a date for the announcement of the winner.
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