China Miéville has won the 2026 Goldsmiths Prize.
Culture Index
Score Breakdown
Relevance
3/25
Freshness
25/25
Authority
18/20
Brand Signal
10/15
Depth
5/15
5-Axis Cultural Radar
China Miéville has won this year’s Goldsmiths Prize for his novel The Rouse. The Goldsmiths Prize, launched in 2013 “to reward fiction that breaks the mold or extends the possibilities of the novel form,” has been previously awarded to Ali Smith,