History of the John McGahern Book Prize
The John McGahern Annual Book Prize was set up in 2019 by the University of Liverpool’s Institute of Irish Studies in memory of John McGahern, and with the endorsement of the John McGahern Estate.
The Prize has since been awarded annually for the best debut work by an Irish author published across all genres of adult fiction. The inaugural John McGahern Annual Book Prize was awarded in July 2020 to Adrian Duncan for his novel Loves Notes from a German Building Site (The Lilliput Press).
For details of the submissions to and shortlists of the Annual John McGahern Book Prize in a given year, please click the links below.
Shortlist for 2023 Book Prize
Submissions for 2023 Book Prize
Shortlist for 2022 Book Prize
Submissions for 2022 Book Prize
Shortlist for 2021 Book Prize
Submissions for 2021 Book Prize
Shortlist for 2020 Book Prize
Submissions for 2020 Book Prize
Shortlist for 2019 Book Prize
Submissions for 2019 Book Prize