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Prize founder, Neil Griffiths: “This was a tough year for the judges. (Endless thanks, again, to Declan, Sana, and Rebecca.) There were a lot of favourite books, more than the number of judges. After all, who doesn’t have more than one favourite book? That’s what loving books is all about. This year none of the judges wanted to give up their favourites. At one point I thought we might have to have 3 shortlists.

Everyone was exhausted by the end, but we got there. And somehow everyone had their favourites. Not all of them, but enough, and the shortlist didn’t feel like a compromise to anyone.

This year, the shortlist has the most works in translation we’ve had, covering 4 continents and speaking to our terrible times, a novel of vignettes, written by a political prisoner in Belarus, detained for advising an opposition candidate in the 2020 Presidential Elections.”


Who are we?

The Republic of Consciousness supports, promotes and celebrates small presses in the UK and Ireland. Over seven years, the prize has awarded over £100,000 to publishers and authors.

OUR PURPOSE


Book of the Month

We run a monthly Book of the Month subscription to raise funds for the prize, with books generously donated by a different small press every month. It’s a truly eclectic, high-quality list, and a great taste of what the small press scene is producing.

click here to see our 12 titles for 2024

We’re passionate about the small press community. That’s why we run this book club for interested readers, with books donated generously by the publishers themselves. While we rely on funding from our sponsors for the prize’s life and longevity, we are grateful for the additional support of our book club members. Subscribers are integral to our success and that of our beloved small presses - regular income allows us to guarantee and grow the prize every year.

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