Author record · 2007 to 2025

Philip Marsden: Awards and Best-of Lists

Philip Marsden has 1 shortlist or finalist place and 3 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
Year	Book	Source	Result
2025	Under a Metal Sky	The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Best Books
2015	Rising Ground: A Search for the Spirit of Place	Wainwright Prize source (opens in a new tab)	Shortlist · Nature Writing
2014	Rising Ground: A search for the Spirit of Place	Financial Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Travel
2007	The Barefoot Emperor: An Ethiopian Tragedy	Financial Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Travel