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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.
In 31 years under the "Novel" name, the prize was awarded 27 times; in its first 76 years to 2023 under the "Fiction" name, 69 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.
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 ...
A novel which “stood out for its sparkling writing and poignancy” has been named winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction. American-Canadian author Ruth Ozeki, 66, scooped the prestigious ...
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 ...
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.
Run by The Women’s Prize Trust, a UK charity which creates equitable opportunities for women in the world of books, it is sponsored by Audible and Baileys and is now in its 29th year.