27/04/2021
We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the RSL Ondaatje Prize 2021.
Ruth Gilligan | The Butchers | (Atlantic Books) |
Louise Hare | This Lovely City | (HQ) |
Adam Mars-Jones | Box Hill | (Fitzcarraldo Editions) |
Nina Mingya Powles | Magnolia, 木蘭 | (Nine Arches Press) |
James Rebanks | English Pastoral | (Allen Lane) |
Francesca Wade | Square Haunting | (Faber & Faber) |
Watch our specially commissioned animations, by Pei-Hsin Cho, of the 2021 shortlist:
Please read the press release for further information.
This year’s judges are Lola, Baroness Young of Hornsey (Chair), Helen Mort and Adam Rutherford.
The winner will be announced on Tuesday 11 May.
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Related Awards
RSL Ondaatje Prize
This is an annual award of £10,000 for a distinguished work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry, evoking the spirit of a place.