Founded in 1996, the Women’s Prize for Fiction is a literary award, for women, by women and since its inception it’s become one of the most prestigious literary awards given out each year.
Earlier this month the 2019 longlist for the Women’s Prize for Fiction was announced and we have that featured below. Coming up on April 29th will be the shortlist and we’ll bring you that as it happens, then the winner will be announced on June 5th.
Here’s that longlist and what a great list of books we have this year.
New writing prize launched in memory of Hilary Mantel
September 29, 2025
New writing prize launched in memory of Hilary Mantel
A new literary prize that champions emerging writers has been set up in memory of…
Polari Prize 2025 cancelled following backlash over ‘TERF’ author’s inclusion
The Polari Prize has this year received a huge backlash following their longlisting of self-declared…
Authors & judges withdraw from Polari Prize due to inclusion of transphobic writer, John Boyne
August 14, 2025
Authors & judges withdraw from Polari Prize due to inclusion of transphobic writer, John Boyne
The Polari Prize 2025 has received criticism, including authors withdrawing their books and judges resigning…
Women’s Prize for Non-fiction confirms trans women are eligible
The Women’s Prize Trust, which runs both the Prize for Fiction and Non-fiction, have confirmed…
The For Reading Addicts Book of the Year 2023
December 28, 2023
The For Reading Addicts Book of the Year 2023
Another year comes to a close, our eleventh running For Reading Addicts, and for the…
Robert Maxwell Biography Among Costa Book Award Winners
January 7, 2022
Robert Maxwell Biography Among Costa Book Award Winners
A biography of Robert Maxwell, father of convicted sex-trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, has won a Costa…