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Tom Crewe

(b.1989)

Tom Crewe was born in Middlesbrough in 1989. He has a PhD in 19th-century British history from the University of Cambridge. Since 2015, he has been an editor at the London Review of Books, to which he has contributed more than thirty essays on politics, art, history, and fiction. The New Life is his first novel.

Awards: SoA (2024), Orwell (2023) see all

Genres: Historical

New and upcoming books

October 2026

A Ghostly Little Book

Novels

The New Life (2023)

Collections

A Ghostly Little Book (2026) (with others)

Books containing stories by Tom Crewe

The Best Short Stories 2024 (2024)
(O. Henry Prize Stories)
edited by
Amor Towles

Awards

	2024 Betty Trask Prize : The New Life
	2023 Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award : The New Life
	2023 Orwell Prize for Political Fiction : The New Life
	2023 Granta Best of Young British Novelists

Award nominations

	2024 Walter Scott Prize for Best Historical Novel (nominee) : The New Life
	2024 Authors' Club Best First Novel Award (nominee) : The New Life
	2023 Polari Prize for Best First Book (nominee) : The New Life
	2023 Nero Book Award for Debut Fiction (nominee) : The New Life
	2023 HWA Debut Crown Award (longlist) : The New Life

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