Every ten years, Granta magazine dedicates an issue to their twenty most essential British authors under the age of forty: a cohort of contemporary writers whose work defines the future of British literature.
Since 1983, the authors selected have become some of the foremost names in British writing over the last forty years. Writers have included Salman Rushdie, Zadie Smith, Ben Okri, Jeanette Winterson, Kazuo Ishiguro, Hanif Kureishi, Sarah Hall, Nadifa Mohamed, Ned Beauman and Hari Kunzru.
This year, Granta announce the 2023 Best of Young British Novelists, selected by judges Tash Aw, Rachel Cusk, Brian Dillon, Helen Oyeyemi and Sigrid Rausing.
Discover the class of 2023 below — and be sure to book tickets for our day festival event on the 29th April at Foyles Charing Cross Road.
Graeme Armstrong Jennifer Atkins Sara Baume Sarah Bernstein Natasha Brown Eleanor Catton Eliza Clark Tom Crewe Lauren Aimee Curtis Camilla Grudova Isabella Hammad Sophie Mackintosh Anna Metcalfe Thomas Morris Derek Owusu K Patrick Yara Rodrigues Fowler Saba Sams Olivia Sudjic Eley Williams
Granta Best of Young British Novelists
Granta 163Sigrid Rausing£14.99Granta’s 'Best of Young British Novelists' issue – published every ten years and with previous highlighted authors inclu... SEE MOREGranta’s 'Best of Young British Novelists' issue – published every ten years and with previous highlighted authors including Kazuo Ishiguro, Salman Rushdie, Zadie Smith and Jeanette Winterso... SEE MORE
