Women's Prize for Fiction and Nonfiction
What is the Women's Prize for Fiction and Nonfiction?
The inspiration for the Women's Prize for Fiction 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 aim of the award is always to celebrate women’s creative achievements and international writing, whilst also stimulating debate about gender and writing, gender and reading, and how the publishing and reviewing business works.
Winners are announced each June.
The Women's Prize for Fiction was expanded in 2024 with a 2nd award for Nonfiction.
Women's Prize for Fiction winners
The Glorious Heresies by 2016 winner
How to Be Both by 2015 winner
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing by 2014 winner
May We Be Forgiven by 2013 winner
The Song of Achilles by 2012 winner
The Road Home by 2008 winner
We Need to Talk about Kevin by 2005 winner
Small Island by 2004 winner- Property by2003 winner
Bel Canto by 2002 winner
The Idea of Perfection by 2001 winner
When I Lived in Modern Times by 2000 winner
A Crime in the Neighborhood by 1999 winner
Larry's Party by 1998 winner
A Spell of Winter by 1996 winner
The Women's Prize for Nonfiction winners
Doppelganger by 2024 winner
