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Jacqueline Crooks

Awards: SoA (2024) see all

Genres: Literary Fiction

New and upcoming books

August 2026

Sky City

Novels

Fire Rush (2023)
Sky City (2026)

Series contributed to

BBC National Short Story Award
The BBC National Short Story Award 2019 (2019) (with others)

Awards

2024 Paul Torday Memorial Prize : Fire Rush

Award nominations

	2024 McKitterick Prize (shortlist) : Fire Rush
	2024 Jhalak Prize (nominee) : Fire Rush
	2024 Authors' Club Best First Novel Award (nominee) : Fire Rush
	2023 Women's Prize For Fiction (nominee) : Fire Rush
	2023 Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize (nominee) : Fire Rush
	2019 BBC National Short Story Prize (nominee) : Silver Fish in the Midnight Sea

Jacqueline Crooks recommends

Sunstruck (2025)
William Rayfet Hunter
"Hunter's debut skilfully follows the journey of an aspiring Black musician drawn into a world of privilege and excess. Beautifully written and well-paced . . . builds tension as it approaches an exciting revelation."

Dominoes (2024)
Phoebe McIntosh
"Cracking dialogue, fascinating storyline, compelling characters, and more. I loved this book."

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