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Rathbones Folio Prize 2018 Ceremony
On 8 May 2018, the Rathbones Folio Prize was awarded to Richard Lloyd Parry, for his Ghosts of the Tsunami, at a ceremony held at the British Library. The ceremony welcomed over 350+ guests, and the winner was announced by chair of judges, Jim Crace.
Rathbones Folio Prize Winner 2018 – Selected Press Coverage
BBC Radio 4 Front Row Podcast Interview with Richard Lloyd Parry, available from 9.5.18 The Guardian Ghosts of the Tsunami Wins Folio Prize for Deeply Felt Reportage of 2011 Disaster 08.05.18 The Times Times Writer Richard Lloyd Parry's Haunting Tale...
Announcing the Winner of the Rathbones Folio Prize 2018
Richard Lloyd Parry wins the Rathbones Folio Prize with ‘Ghosts of The Tsunami’
Announcing: the Rathbones Folio Prize Sessions at the British Library
Book your tickets for the 2018 Rathbones Folio Prize Sessions, at the British Library, on 7 May 2018. Join the judges, shortlisted authors, and Rathbones Folio Mentors for a day of discussions around the themes of family, community, and nations
Begin reading the Shortlist for free via The Pigeonhole
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Announcing: the Rathbones Folio Prize 2018 Shortlist
The Rathbones Folio Prize 2018 Shortlist, judged by Jim Crace, Nikesh Shukla, and Kate Summerscale, has been announced
Jim Crace, Nikesh Shukla and Kate Summerscale to judge the Rathbones Folio Prize 2018
On 22 November 2017, Jim Crace, Kate Summerscale and Nikesh Shukla were announced as the judges of the 2018 Rathbones Folio Prize
Mentors Announced: Rathbones Folio Mentorships
We are delighted to announce the four mentors of the first Rathbones Folio Mentorships: AL Kennedy, Kamila Shamsie, Ross Raisin, and Evie Wyld
The Bookseller Reports
Hisham Matar has won the first £20,000 Rathbones Folio Prize for his "profound and powerful" memoir The Return (Viking). The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between details Matar's search, both physical and psychological, for his missing father, and was praised...
The Guardian Reports
A month after it secured him a Pulitzer prize, Hisham Matar’s memoir The Return has won the Rathbones Folio prize. The Return tells the story of Matar’s journey to his native Libya in search of his missing father, Jaballa, following the fall of Muammar Gadafi’s...
The Winner of the Rathbones Folio Prize 2017
The Rathbones Folio Prize 2017, worth £20,000, was awarded to Hisham Matar for his memoir ‘The Return’, at a ceremony at the British Library.
Rathbones Folio Prize 2017 Award Ceremony Photos
Held in the magnificent main foyer of the British Library, the Rathbones Folio Prize Award Ceremony welcomed over 350 guests, the shortlisted authors and judges