What’s On

Key dates for the Rathbones Folio Prize, Folio Academy sessions and activities

Upcoming events

Tuesday 21 March 2023

7pm, Online

 OUR STORIES AND HOW WE TELL THEM

A powerhouse line-up of international female writers discuss their recent works

Discussing life, death and everything in between – these writers tackle the biggest themes in a multitude of forms, via the novel, memoir, creative non-fiction, and parable. Hosted by Alex Clark.

Speakers: Amy Bloom, NoViolet Bulawayo, Sheila Heti, Margo Jefferson and Elizabeth Strout.

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Colm Toibin Portrait

Sunday 26 March 2023

6 pm, British Library

THE 2023 SHORTLIST SESSIONS

HOW TO MAKE A STORY WORK

An evening of literary exploration with the 2023 Judges and shortlisted authors 

Having read across poetry, fiction and non-fiction to arrive at this year’s top 15 works of literature, Ali Smith, Jackie Kay and Guy Gunaratne, together with their shortlisted authors, explore the many ways that stories are being told today. 

(From top left: Yomi Sode, Daisy Hildyard, Jackie Kay; Ali Smith, Guy Gunaratne, Will Ashon; Fiona Benson, Victoria Adukwei Bulley, Jonathan Freedland; Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa, Zaffar Kunial.)

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Colm Toibin Portrait

Monday 27 March 2023

PRIZE CEREMONY FOR THE 2023 RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE

Invitation only 

In a gala ceremony live at the British Library, we announce the three category winners and the overall winner of the Rathbones Folio Prize 2023

 

Colm Toibin Portrait

Recent events

Thursday 16 February 2023

Birmingham & Livestreamed

 

Verve Festival Shortlist Showcase 

Meet the poets shortlisted for the 2023 Rathbones Folio Prize in this panel event hosted by Prize Judge Jackie Kay

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Colm Toibin Portrait