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The Women's Prize for Fiction (previously called Orange Prize for Fiction (1996–2006 & 2009–12), Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction (2007–2008) and Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (2014–2017)) is one of the United Kingdom's most prestigious literary prizes, [4] [5] [6] annually awarded to a female author of any nationality for the best original full-length novel written in English ...
The prize was established in 1996, to recognise the literary achievement of female writers. [5] [6] The inspiration for the prize was the Booker Prize of 1991, when none of the six shortlisted books was by a woman, despite some 60% of novels published that year being by female authors.
The following is a list of winners and shortlisted authors of the Booker Prize for Fiction. The prize has been awarded each year since 1969 to the best original full-length novel, written in the English language, by a citizen of the Commonwealth of Nations or the Republic of Ireland. In 2014, it was opened for the first time to any work ...
Last year, Barbara Kingsolver became the first person to win the award twice with her novel Demon Copperhead. One of 2024’s shortlisted authors, Kate Grenville, previously won the Prize (then ...
The winner of the prestigious prize will be announced in June. Skip to main content. News. Need help? Call us! 800-290-4726. Login / Join. Mail. Downloads; AOL App; Premium Subscriptions ...
The list includes previous Women’s Prize for Fiction winner Kate Grenville for her work Restless Dolly Maunder, ... it is sponsored by Audible and Baileys and is now in its 29th year.
In 31 years under the "Novel" name, the prize was awarded 27 times; in its first 76 years to 2024 under the "Fiction" name, 70 times. There have been 11 years during which no title received the award. It was shared by two authors for the first time in 2023. [2] Since this category's inception in 1918, 31 women have won the prize.
T. S. Eliot Prize; Waverton Good Read Award; Women's Prize for Fiction; Costa Book Awards (discontinued in 2021) Marsh Biography Award – awarded biennially for the best biography written by a British author first published in the UK during the two preceding years.