The twelve titles longlisted for the 2023 Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award announced June 8 include seven works of genre interest: 

• When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
• The Leviathan by Rosie Andrews
• Metronome by Tom Watson
• The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley by Sean Lusk
• The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi
• Pandora by Susan Stokes Chapman
• Tomorrow, and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

The award, judged by a team at Goldsboro Books in London, is called “the only prize that rewards storytelling in all genres – from romance, thrillers and ghost stories, to historical, speculative and literary fiction.” It is given annually to “a compelling novel with brilliant characterization and a distinct voice that is confidently written and assuredly realized”.

The shortlist will be announced on July 27. The winner, who will receive £2,000 and a beautiful, handmade glass bell, will be named on September 28.