The Judges, 2024

KATHARINE KILALEA

Katharine Kilalea is a South African writer who lives in London. She has published a novel, OK, Mr Field (Faber and Faber), and a book of poetry, One Eye’d Leigh … Continued

ALVARO BARRINGTON

Alvaro Barrington practices painting in its widest definition to explore the stories we tell about ourselves and about others. As he says, “It’s my way of learning and unlearning things I’m curious about and things I’ve been told.” For Barrington, painting … Continued

SADIE HARRISON

Sadie Harrison is a composer and performer known particularly for the socio-political aspects of music-making with several works challenging stereotypes of marginalised peoples – refugees, Afghan women, the deaf, the … Continued

The advisory Board

LISA APPIGNANESI

Lisa Appignanesi OBE is a prize-winning writer, novelist and cultural commentator. A former President of English PEN and Chair of the Freud Museum London, she is currently Chair of the … Continued

DEXTER DALWOOD

Dexter Dalwood lives and works in London. He was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2010 for his first major solo survey exhibition at Tate St Ives, which travelled to … Continued

JULIAN FORRESTER

Julian Forrester was born in Lanarkshire and read English at McGill University in Montreal. From the mid-1970s he was Producer for the Clarence Brown Company, a touring theatre based at … Continued

DEBORAH LEVY

Deborah Levy has been described as ‘the master of the contemporary psychological novel’ (Darian Leader). Her books include: the Man Booker longlisted Hot Milk, the Man Booker shortlisted Swimming Home, … Continued

STEPHEN ROMER

Stephen Romer is a poet, critic, anthologist and translator. He has published five collections of poems and two anthologies of French poetry in translation including Faber’s 20th Century French Poems. … Continued

FIONA SHAW

Fiona Shaw graduated from University College, Cork and trained at RADA in London. She was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1985 to 1988. She has been awarded … Continued