We are delighted to announce the 12 longlisted entries for the 2026 SI Leeds Literary Prize.
- It’s All Too Beautiful, Yasmin Ali
- Almost Home, Snehal Amembal
- Murder on the Moon, Nida Broughton
- A Long Ways from Home, Jac Felipez
- The Killing of Uncle Raj, Shabnam Grewal
- Each Night She Jumps, Tara Guha
- How to Bury Your Daughters, Sumaya Kassim
- Psychotic Episodes, H.D. Kaur
- Where Your Hand Can Reach, Memuna Konteh
- Comets, Isabella Peralta
- Shale, Kim Squirrell
- Deity of a Drowning Realm, K. Andrea White
Congratulations to all the writers who made the longlist! Our 2026 shortlist will be announced in September.
