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Rathbones Folio Prize 2023

The 2023 Rathbones Folio Prize went to Constructing a Nervous System by Margo Jefferson. 15 books made the shortlist.

Winner

  1. Constructing a Nervous System by Margo Jeffersonsource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

  1. Cane, Corn & Gully by Safiya Kamaria Kinshasasource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Emergency by Daisy Hildyardsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. England's Green by Zaffar Kunialsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Ephemeron by Fiona Bensonsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Glory by NoViolet Bulawayosource (opens in a new tab)
  6. In Love by Amy Bloomsource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Stroutsource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Manorism by Yomi Ṣodesource (opens in a new tab)
  9. Pure Colour by Sheila Hetisource (opens in a new tab)
  10. Quiet by Victoria Adukwei Bulleysource (opens in a new tab)
  11. Scary Monsters by Michelle de Kretsersource (opens in a new tab)
  12. The Escape Artist by Jonathan Freedlandsource (opens in a new tab)
  13. The Passengers by Will Ashonsource (opens in a new tab)
  14. The Social Distance Between Us by Darren McGarveysource (opens in a new tab)

About the Rathbones Folio Prize

Folio Prize 2014-2015; not awarded 2016; relaunched as Rathbones Folio Prize 2017, open to all forms from 2017; renamed The Writers' Prize for 2024; no 2025 prize found on the official site. 2023-2024 had fiction/non-fiction/poetry shortlists: overall Book of the Year is Winner, category winners are Shortlist. Official longlists of 20 published 2019-2022; Academy nomination pools (2014-2018) are not treated as longlists. Sources: thewritersprize.com year pages (successor site; rathbonesfolioprize.com no longer resolves); 2016 hiatus per The Guardian, 30 Sep 2015.

Organization: The Writers' Prize. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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