Judges announce the short list for the Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award 2023

A press notice announced that seven books were selected by the judges for their short list from a long list of 24. Runciman Award is sponsored by the A C Laskaridis Charitable Foundation and the A G Leventis Foundation.

Press Notice:
The judging panel for the Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award, given annually for a book about Greece, has agreed the short list for the competition in 2023.

Out of their long list of 24 books announced in January, the judges have selected seven books for their short list.

Peter Frankopan, the chair of judges, said:
This has been a vintage year for the Runciman Award. We’ve been blessed to read an extraordinary group of books in a seemingly endless range of genres. This is such an exciting short list that shows the very best of writing about Greece, Greek cultures and Greek histories. I’m not sure how we will find a winner when we next meet; any of these could be the one we choose; I’d be thrilled with any of them…

The Award Ceremony for the Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award 2023 will be held in the Great Hall of King’s College London on Monday 19 June 2023, at 7pm. Details of the award ceremony and how to reserve seats for it will be announced in early May. 

The Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award is sponsored by the A.C. Laskaridis Charitable Foundation and the A.G. Leventis Foundation. The value of the prize to the winner is £10,000.

Notes for Editors:
Since 1986, the Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award has rewarded annually the best book published in the previous year in English about Greece or on a Greek subject. The Award is open to scholarly and creative books and to translations into English of Greek literary works. 

The judges for the Award in 2023 are Prof. Peter Frankopan (chair); Dr Vassiliki Kolocotroni; Prof. Judith Mossman; Dr Oliver Thomas; Dr Sofka Zinovieff.