2026 Culture Award
Victoria Smoke, a queer country singer on tour, hunts for a magic bullet to kill The Devil who cursed her, at the risk of losing her band, her future, and the family she’s built on her odyssey.
Arachne, a cursed angel who hides a monstrous spider-form, falls in love with Jayce—the woman she once saved—but to save her own life and keep her angelic soul, she must kill her—or lose both.
Inspired by a true story, an elderly woman recounts the tales of her ancestors from the age of the Romanovs through today and how their struggles, sacrifices, and perseverance influenced her decision to have an operation to save her life.
Follow the Chameleon across the road in Uganda! There are challenges on the way and doubts in his heart. Will he make it?
A Pakistani housewife’s anonymous letters to the Agony Uncle of a weekly magazine spark a wave of reader responses, transforming the newly employed housewife into an impetus for social change.
A Hungarian-Iranian woman, Zara, from suburban England travels solo back to Iran, joining her female cousin, Hoda. Zara is surprised and enlightened by what she learns as she rediscovers the country of her heritage as an adult, bringing her closer to her identity and ultimately herself.
A Jewish spy in the Second World War faces a moral dilemma when he’s ordered to arrange the escape of a Nazi scientist.
Unwitnessed is a true story of growing up within a high-control religious environment in rural Ireland in the 80s & 90s. Through my journey from obedience to self-discovery, it exposes the impact of religious control on identity, pregnancy, education, family relationships and personal freedom.
As Europe edges towards war, a Russian ballerina works at the Paris Opera Ballet, dancing for and pleasuring the upper-class men of France. With each night, she sells her body for secrets of the impending conflict. And with each time, she loses a little more of the woman she once was.
For God’s Sake, Go to Sleep reframes sleep as both biology and spirituality. Blending neuroscience, CBT-I, and Jewish wisdom, it shows that sleep cannot be forced—it requires surrender. More than a guide to insomnia, it offers a new relationship with rest grounded in trust and letting go.
At sixteen, a curious girl crosses into illegal psychedelic realms that ignite danger, mystery, and a lifelong pull between science and the unseen; as a therapist decades later, she risks her career and relationships to turn that initiation into a healing model.
A loving grandmother spends what seems like a magical day with her grandson in South Los Angeles—until the true nature of her journey is finally revealed.
Four children flee Las Vegas after their immigrant parents vanish in black vans — guided by strangers, chalk marks, and an AI that chooses conscience over compliance.
Inspired by the author's grandmother, this historical coming-of-age novel follows a young Black girl in 1930s Alabama as she navigates family, race, faith, and hardship while forging her own definition of what it means to be a lady.
Following his father’s funeral, a divorced corporate accountant discovers a 45-year-old travel journal detailing a meticulously planned itinerary to Thailand. Abandoning his demanding career, he embarks on a soul-searching journey across the vibrant country to retrace his late father's footsteps...
When a flood destroys his anthill, a young ant who once dreamed of wings is swept into a foreign world, where he must survive exile, grief, and the loss of everything familiar — and discover that freedom may not mean escaping home, but finding the courage to build one anew.
Blue Lights, Dark Mind - A powerful true story of trauma, determination, and the journey to rebuild a life beyond the uniform.
After three marriages to three men named David—each “beloved” by name—a former beauty queen ricochets through betrayal, addiction, and loss to stop chasing love outside herself and discover the Beloved within.
Six Sigma is a systematic approach to making significant or breakthrough process improvements. Currently, Six Sigma exists as a team-based problem-solving approach applied by trained project facilitators, which are typically called belts. Depending on the level of expertise in the methodology and...
In 1913 Crimea, a Krymchak girl enters the legendary cavern of blue light and receives a mission from a forgotten goddess. As revolution tears Russia apart, Oksana must decide what love is when truth, survival, and sacrifice demand everything.
