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Women's Prize for Fiction 2023

One of the most respected, celebrated and successful literary awards in the world the Women's Prize for Fiction highlights and celebrates the very best writing by women for everyone.

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Women's Prize for Fiction 2023

Winner: Demon Copperhead

Demon's story begins with his traumatic birth to a single mother in a single-wide trailer, looking 'like a little blue prizefighter.' For the life ahead of him he would need all of that fighting spirit, along with buckets of charm, a quick wit, and some unexpected talents, legal and otherwise. In the southern Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, poverty isn't ...

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Women's Prize for Fiction 2023: Women's Prize for Fiction 2023

Shortlisted Books

Pod

Laline Paull

Paperback

In Stock

£8.99 £9.99

The Marriage Portrait

Maggie O'Farrell

Hardback

In Stock

£22.50 £25.00

Black Butterflies

Priscilla Morris

Hardback

In Stock

£15.29 £16.99

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

Hardback

Not Available

Trespasses

Louise Kennedy

Hardback

Not Available

Fire Rush

Jacqueline Crooks

Hardback

In Stock

£15.29 £16.99

Longlisted Books

Memphis

Tara M Stringfellow

Hardback

Not Available

Homesick

Jennifer Croft

Paperback

In Stock

£10.79 £11.99

Children of Paradise

Camilla Grudova

Hardback

In Stock

£13.49 £14.99

Stone Blind

Natalie Haynes

Hardback

In Stock

£17.09 £18.99

Cursed Bread

Sophie Mackintosh

Hardback

In Stock

£15.29 £16.99

The Dog of the North

Elizabeth McKenzie

Hardback

In Stock

£15.29 £16.99

I'm a Fan

Sheena Patel

Paperback

In Stock

£8.99 £9.99

Wandering Souls

Cecile Pin

Hardback

In Stock

£13.49 £14.99

The Bandit Queens

Parini Shroff

Hardback

In Stock

£15.29 £16.99

Glory

NoViolet Bulawayo

Hardback

In Stock

£17.09 £18.99

One of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, the Women’s Prize for Fiction was known as the Orange Prize for Fiction between 1996 and 2012 and the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction between 2014 and 2017. It celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in women’s writing from throughout the world.

The winner receives a cheque for £30,000, anonymously endowed, and a limited edition bronze statuette known as the ‘Bessie’, created and donated by the artist Grizel Niven.

The winner and other five shortlisted authors also receive a bespoke leather-bound edition of their novel created by Christine Cleaton.

Key dates for 2023:

Longlist Announced: 7th March

Shortlist Announced: 26th April 

Winner Announced: 14th June

Find everything you need to know about the Prize on the Women's Prize for Fiction website: https://www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk, from how the judges are selected to how the winning novel is chosen.

About Women's Prize for Fiction

One of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, the Women’s Prize for Fiction was known as the Orange Prize for Fiction between 1996 and 2012 and the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction between 2014 and 2017. It celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in women’s writing from throughout the world.

The winner receives a cheque for £30,000, anonymously endowed, and a limited edition bronze statuette known as the ‘Bessie’, created and donated by the artist Grizel Niven.

Key dates for 2021:

Longlist Announced: 10th March 6PM

Shortlist Announced: 28th April 

Winner Announced: 8th September

Find everything you need to know about the Prize on the Women's Prize for Fiction website: https://www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk, from how the judges are selected to how the winning novel is chosen.

We’re thrilled to be a part of the Women's Prize announcements and we have an opportunity to win the 2021 Women's Prize for Fiction Shortlist on our competition page.

Women's Prize for Fiction Archive

Click on a year below to view past years from this award.