The Prize is open to writers of any nationality, writing in English. Click on the author's icon below to find out more about them and their novels, shortlisted for the 2023 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize:

Paddy Crewe MY NAME IS YIP (Doubleday, Penguin Random House) Paddy Crewe MY NAME IS YIP (Doubleday, Penguin Random House)
Anthony McCarten GOING ZERO (Macmillan, Pan Macmillan) Anthony McCarten GOING ZERO (Macmillan, Pan Macmillan)
Priscilla Morris BLACK BUTTERFLIES (Duckworth Books) Priscilla Morris BLACK BUTTERFLIES (Duckworth Books)
Natasha Pulley THE HALF LIFE OF VALERY K (Raven Books, Bloomsbury Publishing) Natasha Pulley THE HALF LIFE OF VALERY K (Raven Books, Bloomsbury Publishing)
Emma Styles NO COUNTRY FOR GIRLS (Sphere, Little, Brown Book Group) Emma Styles NO COUNTRY FOR GIRLS (Sphere, Little, Brown Book Group)
Jenny Tinghui Zhang FOUR TREASURES OF THE SKY (Penguin Michael Joseph) Jenny Tinghui Zhang FOUR TREASURES OF THE SKY (Penguin Michael Joseph)

Wish to get involved? You can cast your votes to help decide the winner of the £10,000 prize here.

The winner will be announced on 18th October 2023.

For information on previous longlists, shortlists and winners, click here.