The 2023 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction announces the shortlist for its £50,000 prize. ‹ Literary Hub

Yesterday, the Baillie Gifford Prize, the UK’s most prestigious annual prize for nonfiction, announced their 2023 shortlist. “I’m delighted with the range, originality and relevance of this year’s short-list,” said Frederick Studemann, this year’s chair of judges. “While each title is distinct and different—some are the result of a lifetime’s work, others the product of courageous and clear-sighted reporting—they are all top class thought-provoking, even surprising, works of literary non-fiction.”

The winning writer, who will take home £50,000, will be announced on Thursday, November 16. Until then, here’s the shortlist:

Hannah Barnes, Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock’s Gender Service for Children
(Swift Press)