The 2026 RSL Ondaatje Prize shortlist is out and Diana McCaulay’s A HOUSE FOR MISS PAULINE (Jamaica) is on it. Warmest congratulations to the shortlisted authors (shown in alphabetical order below). [Also see our previous post RSL Ondaatje Prize Longlist.]
- The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People’s History of Afghanistan by Lyse Doucet
- The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine
- Helm by Sarah Hall
- Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal
- A House for Miss Pauline by Diana McCaulay
- Greyhound by Joanna Pocock
For more information, see https://rsliterature.org/rsl-ondaatje-prize/
Also see https://repeatingislands.com/2026/04/28/2026-rsl-ondaatje-prize-longlist/
@royalsocietyofliterature
The 2026 RSL Ondaatje Prize shortlist is out and Diana McCaulay’s A HOUSE FOR MISS PAULINE (Jamaica) is on it. Warmest congratulations to the shortlisted authors (shown in alphabetical order below). [Also see our previous post RSL Ondaatje Prize Longlist.] For more information, see https://rsliterature.org/rsl-ondaatje-prize/ Also see https://repeatingislands.com/2026/04/28/2026-rsl-ondaatje-prize-longlist/ @royalsocietyofliterature