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T. S. Eliot Prize 2024

The 2024 T. S. Eliot Prize went to Fierce Elegy by Peter Gizzi. 10 books made the shortlist.

Winner

  1. Fierce Elegy by Peter Gizzisource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

  1. Adam by Gboyega Odubanjosource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Eleanor Among the Saints by Rachel Mannsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. High Jump as Icarus Story by Gustav Parker Hibbettsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Lapwing by Hannah Copleysource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Rhizodont by Katrina Porteoussource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Scattered Snows, to the North by Carl Phillipssource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Signs, Music by Raymond Antrobussource (opens in a new tab)
  8. The Penny Dropping by Helen Farishsource (opens in a new tab)
  9. Top Doll by Karen McCarthy Woolfsource (opens in a new tab)

About the T. S. Eliot Prize

Winner and shortlist for each prize year 2006-2025; 2011 has 8 books because Alice Oswald and John Kinsella withdrew.

Organization: T. S. Eliot Foundation. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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