Shortlist

These are the titles of the entries shortlisted for the Philip Hoare Prize 2025:

  • ‘The Drift’ by Robin Koczerginski
  • ‘House on Fire’ by Miriam Kotorova
  • ‘Smoke’ by Françoise Thornton-Smith
  • ‘When My Accent Betrayed Me’ by Laura Hidengwa
  • ‘Amyke’ by Anya Reeve
  • ‘Red Bean Soup’ by Jessie Lau
  • ‘A Path Goes Both Ways’ by John Frew
  • ‘Fog is the breath of the river’ by Eluned Summers-Bremner
  • ‘Hopeful Glimmer’ by Jupiter Jones
  • ‘The Cottage in the Woods’ by Matthew Sperling
  • ‘PROPHETIC SNAILLES’ by Amy K Grandvoinet

Thank you to all who entered this year.

The winner and runners up will be announced on September 28th.