The BACLS Executive Committee is delighted to announce the winners and shortlisted submissions for the British Association of Contemporary Literary Studies Monograph Prize 2025:
Joint Winners
Dr Dominic Dean, Killing Children in British Fiction: Thatcherism to Brexit (SUNY Press).
The book was described by the judging panel as 'a very powerful, very contemporary book which has a lot to say about the present moment.'
Dr Emma Parker, Life Writing and the End of Empire (Bloomsbury)
Described by the judging panel as 'a wonderful book [and] a very significant contribution to knowledge.'
Shortlisted Entries
Dr Oliver Haslam, Minimalism and Affect in American Literature, 1970-2020 (Bloomsbury)
Dr Gabriele Lazzari, New Global Realism: Thinking totality in the Contemporary Novel (Bloomsbury)
Enormous congratulations to our winners and shortlisted entries, and deep thanks to the judging panel who so carefully considered the entries!