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.
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.)
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
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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