The Goldsmiths Prize was established in 2013 to celebrate the qualities of creative daring associated with the College and to reward fiction that breaks the mould or extends the possibilities of the novel form. The annual prize of £10,000 is awarded to a book that is deemed genuinely novel and which embodies the spirit of invention that characterises the genre at its best.

Here is the shortlist of six titles chosen by judges Sara Baume, Xiaolu Guo, Lola Seaton, chaired by Abigail Shinn.

The winner of The Goldsmiths Prize 2024 will be announced on 6 November.