Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022 shortlist is a diverse range of stories
2 years, 8 months ago

Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022 shortlist is a diverse range of stories

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Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022 shortlist has been announced. While the longlist was dominated by newcomers, the shortlist features just one debut author among a number of prolific writers, including Louise Erdrich and Elif Shafak. But, in honour of the Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist, join us in advocating the wonders of the female written word.

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Booker Prize 2024: Women dominate shortlist as all six authors tackle ‘fault lines of our times’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Booker Prize 2024: Women dominate shortlist as all six authors tackle ‘fault lines of our times’

The Independent  

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The Women’s Prize for Fiction 2024 shortlist has been announced
8 months, 2 weeks ago

The Women’s Prize for Fiction 2024 shortlist has been announced

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The shortlist is as follows: • Anne Enright, The Wren, The Wren • VV Ganeshananthan, …

Books on the impact of the internet and AI are finalists for the first-ever Women's Nonfiction Prize
9 months, 1 week ago

Books on the impact of the internet and AI are finalists for the first-ever Women's Nonfiction Prize

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The shortlisted six books for the inaugural Women’s Prize for Nonfiction, announced …

Monica Ali says Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist ‘gives voice to the voiceless’
10 months ago

Monica Ali says Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist ‘gives voice to the voiceless’

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Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The author Monica Ali has said that this year’s Women’s Prize …

Nonfiction book publishing is dominated by men. A new prize hopes to help change that
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Nonfiction book publishing is dominated by men. A new prize hopes to help change that

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Nonfiction is still perceived to some extent as a …

Booker Prize 2023 shortlist addresses climate change, persecution and political extremism
1 year, 3 months ago

Booker Prize 2023 shortlist addresses climate change, persecution and political extremism

ABC  

The Booker Prize shortlist for 2023 has been announced, and contains a few surprises. Listen: ABC RN's The Book Show Photo shows The Book Show While none of the authors had previously been shortlisted for the Booker Prize, they are not without substantial literary accolades. Harding won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his first novel, Tinkers, while Lynch's …

Barbara Kingsolver becomes first author to win the Women’s prize for fiction twice
1 year, 6 months ago

Barbara Kingsolver becomes first author to win the Women’s prize for fiction twice

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Barbara Kingsolver has been named the winner of this year’s Women’s …

The 2023 Stella Prize shortlist is one of its most diverse. Why has it changed so much over the decade?
1 year, 8 months ago

The 2023 Stella Prize shortlist is one of its most diverse. Why has it changed so much over the decade?

ABC  

Earlier this month, The Australian's literary editor Caroline Overington declared the issue of women writers "not being taken seriously in this country" as "solved". Previous Stella winners 2022: Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen 2021: The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld 2020: See What You Made Me Do by Jess Hill 2019: The Erratics by Vicki Laveau-Harvie 2018: Tracker by Alexis Wright …

Booker Prize 2022 shortlist: All the nominees
2 years, 4 months ago

Booker Prize 2022 shortlist: All the nominees

The Independent  

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Booker Prize 2022 longlist announced: Read the novels now
2 years, 5 months ago

Booker Prize 2022 longlist announced: Read the novels now

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Booker Prize 2022 longlist dominated by American authors
2 years, 5 months ago

Booker Prize 2022 longlist dominated by American authors

The Hindu  

The 2022 Booker Prize longlist of 13 books, referred to as the “Booker dozen” and released in London on July 26, is dominated by American authors, including previously longlisted writer Elizabeth Strout. The Booker 13 is completed by Irish writers Audrey Magee for the book ‘The Colony’ and Claire Keegan for ‘Small Things Like These’ and Zimbabwean author NoViolet Bulawayo …

Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022: Read Ruth Ozeki’s winning novel
2 years, 6 months ago

Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022: Read Ruth Ozeki’s winning novel

The Independent  

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Louise Erdrich among 6 finalists for literary Women's Prize
2 years, 8 months ago

Louise Erdrich among 6 finalists for literary Women's Prize

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The International Booker Prize shortlist is in and dominated by women authors
2 years, 9 months ago

The International Booker Prize shortlist is in and dominated by women authors

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International Booker Prize longlist 2022 revealed
2 years, 9 months ago

International Booker Prize longlist 2022 revealed

The Independent  

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Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022: Longlist announced
2 years, 10 months ago

Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022: Longlist announced

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022 longlist has just …

Booker Prize 2021: Shortlist announced
3 years, 3 months ago

Booker Prize 2021: Shortlist announced

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Whether it’s David Diop’s International Booker Prize-winning novel At Night All Blood Is …

Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021: Read Susanna Clarke’s winning novel Piranesi
3 years, 3 months ago

Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021: Read Susanna Clarke’s winning novel Piranesi

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Susanna Clarke has been crowned this year’s winner of …

Booker Prize 2021: Longlist announced
3 years, 5 months ago

Booker Prize 2021: Longlist announced

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International Booker Prize 2021: Shortlist announced
3 years, 8 months ago

International Booker Prize 2021: Shortlist announced

The Independent  

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Winners of the 2020 L.A. Times Book Prizes announced
3 years, 8 months ago

Winners of the 2020 L.A. Times Book Prizes announced

LA Times  

The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were announced during a virtual ceremony today. It announces a powerful new voice on the literary landscape.” In her speech, Philyaw said she wrote the book “in hopes that Black women would see and hear themselves in my characters and their stories. “Dark, gruesome, vivid, utterly compelling, ‘At Night All Blood Is Black,’ a …

Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021: Longlist announced
3 years, 9 months ago

Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021: Longlist announced

The Independent  

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Women’s Prize for Fiction: Our top 5 picks from the longlist
3 years, 9 months ago

Women’s Prize for Fiction: Our top 5 picks from the longlist

The Independent  

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Isabel Wilkerson, Jacob Soboroff, Akwaeke Emezi among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists
3 years, 10 months ago

Isabel Wilkerson, Jacob Soboroff, Akwaeke Emezi among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists

LA Times  

The finalists for the 41st Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were announced today, with Jacob Soboroff, Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, Ivy Pochoda, Douglas Stuart and Allan Wolf among the nominees for the annual literary awards. The Innovator’s Award will go to the Book Industry Charitable Foundation; the Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime achievement to Native American writer Leslie Marmon Silko; and …

Booker Prize 2020: The shortlisted novels you need to read
3 years, 11 months ago

Booker Prize 2020: The shortlisted novels you need to read

The Independent  

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Women's Prize for Fiction 2020: Read this year’s winning novel and the previous top titles
4 years, 3 months ago

Women's Prize for Fiction 2020: Read this year’s winning novel and the previous top titles

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Maggie O’Farrell has been crowned this year’s winner of the Women’s Prize …

Middlemarch and other novels by women to be released under authors’ real names
4 years, 4 months ago

Middlemarch and other novels by women to be released under authors’ real names

The Independent  

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The 25 best books by female authors
5 years, 9 months ago

The 25 best books by female authors

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