Nina Stibbe
Stibbe’s first book was 2013’s Love, Nina, about her time as a nanny at the heart of literary London. Her subsequent novels include Man At the Helm and Reasons to Be Cheerful, winner of the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize and the Comedy Women in Print prize.
Max Porter
A former bookseller and editor turned writer of experimental novellas, Porter’s 2023 book, Shy, was a No 1 bestseller. He won the International Dylan Thomas prize for 2015’s Grief Is the Thing With Feathers, and was Booker-longlisted for 2019’s Lanny.
Anthony Joseph
The British-Trinidadian poet, musician and academic won the TS Eliot prize and the OCM Bocas prize for poetry this year for his latest collection, Sonnets for Albert. He has also published three novels and released eight acclaimed albums.
Sarah Perry
An author of three celebrated novels influenced by the gothic, Perry’s The Essex Serpent was adapted by Apple TV last year. This summer, she became chancellor of the University of Essex. Her new novel, Enlightenment, a story of love and astronomy, will be published next May.
MG Leonard
MG Leonard’s imaginative books for older children have been translated into more than 40 languages. Her series include Adventures on Trains and The Twitchers, and a standalone novel, The Ice People, was published in November.
Helen Macdonald
A naturalist and research scholar, Helen Macdonald’s work includes 2014’s H Is for Hawk, winner of the Samuel Johnson prize for nonfiction, and 2020’s Vesper Flights. This summer, Macdonald published the sci-fi thriller Prophet, co-written with US writer Sin Blaché.
Etgar Keret
Known for his dazzling short stories, graphic novels, and film and TV writing, Keret was born in Tel Aviv, where he still lives and works as a university lecturer. His numerous awards include the Chevalier Medallion of France’s Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
