Goldsboro Books Glass Bell

Launched in 2017, the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award is awarded annually to an outstanding work of contemporary fiction, rewarding quality storytelling in any genre. The winner of the Glass Bell will receive £2,000 in prize money and a handmade, engraved glass bell. The team members from Goldsboro Books decide the contenders. Previous winners include Chris Cleave for Everyone Brave is Forgiven, John Boyne for The Heart’s Invisible Furies, Christina Dalcher for VOX & Ayanna Lloyd Banwo for When We Were Birds.

This collection contains any previously longlisted Glass Bell titles.

Journal & Events

  • Fresh Ink: June 2026 Revealed

    Fresh Ink: June 2026 Revealed

    Rebecca McDonnell

    "Dirtpickers consumed me as I got lost in its lyrical language and pieced together its haunting narrative. Every sentence is a poem. One of those books that linger long after the last page...

    Rebecca McDonnell

    Fresh Ink: June 2026 Revealed

    "Dirtpickers consumed me as I got lost in its lyrical language and pieced together its haunting narrative. Every sentence is a poem. One of those books that linger long after the last page...

  • No Space Left

    No Space Left

    David Headley

    I was in France last week, standing in my library, which I have built for my books, and I had an immediate irritation. Not with the books I love. Never...

    8 comments
    David Headley

    No Space Left

    I was in France last week, standing in my library, which I have built for my books, and I had an immediate irritation. Not with the books I love. Never...

    8 comments
  • PREM1ER: June 2026 Revealed

    PREM1ER: June 2026 Revealed

    Rebecca McDonnell

    Why We Chose Villa Coco for June's PREM1ER book. For June 2026, we wanted a novel that captures the essence of summer reading at its very best: transporting, joyful, and...

    Rebecca McDonnell

    PREM1ER: June 2026 Revealed

    Why We Chose Villa Coco for June's PREM1ER book. For June 2026, we wanted a novel that captures the essence of summer reading at its very best: transporting, joyful, and...

  • Crime Collective: June 2026 Revealed

    Crime Collective: June 2026 Revealed

    Rebecca McDonnell

    Why We Chose The Wrong Man We’re always searching for crime novels that feel fresh, addictive, and impossible to put down and The Wrong Man by Chris McDonald delivers exactly that....

    Rebecca McDonnell

    Crime Collective: June 2026 Revealed

    Why We Chose The Wrong Man We’re always searching for crime novels that feel fresh, addictive, and impossible to put down and The Wrong Man by Chris McDonald delivers exactly that....

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