2026 Fiction Book Award Shortlist

Heidi Field was raised in the beautiful countryside of the South of England with her parents and her two sisters. In her twenties, she was a freelance

Martha Novak’s last book, Blood Mountain, a “hold-onto-your-seat” mystery-thriller, won the Storytrade Award for 2024’s Best Traditional Mystery and

Bob Palmer has been, in chronological order, a construction worker, town planner, rock drummer, graphic designer, award-winning adman, entrepreneur

Phill Featherstone was born and brought up in West Yorkshire. After several years working in Education, he and his wife, Sally Featherstone, set up an

KN Tristan writes near-future dystopian fiction that blends emotional intensity, razor-sharp wit, and a strong undercurrent of resistance. Her work

By day, Jan juggles consultancy work with her family, but by night she sneaks off, into the past. Her penchant for sprinkling history with magic is

Black writes in a variety of genres. Mystery, romance, or fantasy, her character-driven stories combine imagination and experience to weave dramatic

Donna lives in Somerset, United Kingdom. Her love of fantasy books began with the Belgariad, Discworld and the Dragons of Pern. She pestered her

Phill Featherstone was born and brought up in West Yorkshire. After several years working in Education, he and his wife, Sally Featherstone, set up an

My debut historical fiction novel, THE LAST GYPSY QUEEN, published April 16, 2026. I write women’s upmarket and historical fiction. As a former retail

Robbi Sommers Bryant is an award-winning author whose psychologically driven stories explore obsession, identity, and the hidden forces that shape

A former crime reporter, Lori Duffy Foster was born and raised in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State, where a piece of her heart remains and