Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize 2026 | Director Neil Griffiths & Judge Susanna Crossman
Ahead of the winner announcement Aaron & Lucy spoke with the director of the award and one of this year's judges.
The insight helps us understand the prize and what is considered when deciding between the books.
We'll be jumping into another shortlist next week; the International Booker Prize 2026.
Before then we've got our interviews with the team who brought you Eden's Shore.
Check out our previous episodes on some of the shortlisted & longlisted books from this year's Queen Mary Prize, our chapter-by-chapter read along of Eden's Shore & last year's International Booker Prize shortlist.
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