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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.
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 ...
Pages in category "Women's Prize for Fiction–winning works" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The winner of each prize, both to be announced on June 13, is set to receive £30,000 and a limited-edition statuette named the Bessie for the Fiction Prize – sculpted by the late Grizel Niven ...
The author Monica Ali has said that this year’s Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist gives a voice to those who would “otherwise remain voiceless”.. The writer, best known for her novel ...
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.
The winner of the prestigious prize will be announced in June. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail ...