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J R Ackerley Prize, London
July 23 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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The shortlist for the TLS Ackerley Prize 2026 for memoir and autobiography has been announced:
Joe Dunthorne, Children of Radium (Hamish Hamilton)
Geoff Dyer, Homework (Canongate)
Charlotte Northall, Practicing Dying (Pilot Press)
The winner of the Prize will be announced at a special event featuring the shortlisted authors in conversation with the chair of the judges, Peter Parker, at Foyles, 107 Charing Cross Rd, London WC2H 0EB on 23 July 2026 at 7.00pm.
Tickets, to include wine, are £10 General Admission / £8 Foyalty Member and must be booked in advance HERE.
The shortlisted books will be on sale at the event.