The Women’s Prize for Fiction – one of the biggest international celebrations of women’s creativity in the world – today announces the 2018 shortlist. Now in its 23rd* year, the Prize celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in writing by women in English from throughout the world.
Author Title Publisher Nationality
Elif Batuman |
The Idiot |
Jonathan Cape |
American |
1stNovel |
Imogen Hermes Gowar |
The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock |
Harvill Secker |
British |
1stNovel |
Jessie Greengrass |
Sight |
John Murray |
British |
1stNovel |
Meena Kandasamy |
When I Hit You: Or, A Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife |
Atlantic Books |
Indian |
2ndNovel |
Kamila Shamsie |
Home Fire |
Bloomsbury Circus |
British/Pakistani |
7thNovel |
Jesmyn Ward |
Sing, Unburied, Sing |
Bloomsbury Publishing |
American |
3rdNovel |
The judges for the 2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction are:
Sarah Sands, (Chair), Editor of BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme
Anita Anand, Radio and Television Journalist
Katy Brand, Writer, Comedian and Actor
Catherine Mayer, Journalist, Author and Co-founder of the Women’s Equality Party
Imogen Stubbs, Actress
This year’s shortlist features one previously shortlisted author and three debut novels.
The 2018 Prize is supported by three partners. They are:
Ø Baileys; the world’s bestselling cream liqueur, which held the title sponsorship of the Prize from 2013 – 2017
Ø Deloitte; a leading professional services firm, providing audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services
Ø NatWest; one of the UK’s leading personal, private and business banks
The 2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction will be awarded on June 6th 2018 at an awards ceremony in central London. The winner will receive an anonymously endowed cheque for £30,000 and a limited edition bronze figurine known as a ‘Bessie’, created and donated by the artist Grizel Niven.
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