It’s here! The 2022 Amsterdam Open Book Prize shortlist! An absolutely stunning group of writers and works—

These 12 shortlisted manuscripts each manifest our urgent, involved and unexpected ethos. We are floored by the quality of the work we received from beginning to end, and want to thank everyone who trusted us with their manuscripts.

Over the coming weeks, while we wait for judge Raina León’s decision on the winner and runner-up, we will feature each of these finalists on our Instagram and Twitter feeds. We hope you’ll join us in virtual applause.

And now, without further ado, the 2022 Amsterdam Open Book Prize shortlist:

Sepideh Behrouzian, Zero/...
Matt Broaddus, Temporal Anomalies
Kristen Case, Daphne
Cavar, Minor Seasons
Kim Hannah, Meanings or Words
Jennifer Jabaily-Blackburn, Girl in a Bear Suit
Dan Kraines, Makhtesh Ramon
Maurice Moore, Drawing While Black Mixtape Vol 1
Rusty Morrison, Risk
Angela Spring, Mother & Wound: Poems
Marlo Starr, True Love King: A Cold War Lyric
etaïnn zwer, ice cream and broken dreams

Congratulations, everyone!