The winner of the 2025 Best Published Novel is Babylonia by Costanza Casati.

The Best Published Novel award is designed to celebrate the best adventure stories of the last year. We invite novels to be submitted by publishers and literary agents. The award accepts entries by authors of any nationality, writing in English. Every autumn, under guidance from an expert judging panel, the title of Best Published Novel and £10,000 is presented to one winning author.

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