Dublin Literary Award Winner 2026

Gliff by Ali Smith

Dublin Literary Award Winner 2026

Ali Smith has been announced as winner of the 2026 Dublin Literary Award for her novel Gliff.

The chair of the judges said 'It's a novel that makes us really think about our future and where we are going, and the kind of decisions we make, and yet it’s also a story told through the eyes of a child and it’s a novel that features a horse... and how bonding with an animal can give you ways to find meaning in a world that seems to be losing it.'

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