The Goldsmiths Prize
Fiction at its most novel
Prize intro
The Goldsmiths Prize was established in 2013 to celebrate the qualities of creative daring associated with the College and to reward fiction that breaks the mould or extends the possibilities of the novel form. The annual prize of £10,000 is awarded to a book that is deemed genuinely novel and which embodies the spirit of invention that characterises the genre at its best.
2025 competition
We are now open for submissions. See the rules and entry details.
The Judges
Key dates
| Prize open for submissions | 22 January 2025 |
| Deadline for submission of entry forms | 5pm, 28 March 2025 |
| Deadline for submission of finished books | 5pm, 20 June 2025 |
| Shortlist announced | 1 October 2025 |
| Winner announced | 5 November 2025 |