We’re delighted to see that Mrs Jekyll by Emma Glass has been longlisted for the 2025 Gordon Burn Prize. Other nominees include Rita Bullwinkel’s Headshot and Jenni Fagan’s Ootlin. The winner will receive £10,000 and the chance to undertake a writing retreat at Gordon Burn’s cottage in Berwickshire.

According to the New Writing North website, the Gordon Burn Prize ‘recognises literature that is forward-thinking and fearless in its ambition and execution, often playing with style, pushing boundaries, crossing genres or challenging readers’ expectations.’ The prize was founded in 2012 by New Writing North, Faber & Faber and the Gordon Burn Trust.

The shortlist will be announced on 6 March 2025 and the winner will be awarded later that month in Gordon Burn’s home city, Newcastle upon Tyne, with support from Newcastle University and NCLA, the Newcastle Centre for the Literary Arts.

Read more about the longlist here.