Changing the world through books written by women. Charity behind the Women's Prize for Fiction and Non-Fiction supported by Audible, Baileys and Findmypast๐
The 6 spellbinding novels that make up the 2024
#WomensPrize
for Fiction shortlist capture between their pages the enormous breadth of the human experience.
Congratulations to all the authors!
@audibleuk
@BaileysOfficial
And without further ado, weโre delighted to reveal that the winner of the 25th
#WomensPrize
for Fiction is Maggie OโFarrell with Hamnet.
Huge congratulations, Maggie!
We are so excited to reveal that Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been crowned your 'Winner of Winners.'
You voted in your thousands and picked her novel Half of a Yellow Sun from 25 years of unforgettable
#WomensPrize
winning books:
Weโre thrilled to announce our intention to launch a new annual prize, the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction!ย
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We're seeking sponsorship for the Non-Fiction Prize, to amplify female voices & books that inform, entertain and disrupt
Share to spread the word:
To celebrate our 25th anniversary, we teamed up with
@BaileysOfficial
on something very special.
Introducing the
#ReclaimHerName
collection, 25 books previously published under male pen names, with the real, female authors' names finally printed on them:
The 2019
#WomensPrize
shortlist has been revealed!
To celebrate, we're giving away a set of all six shortlisted books. To
#win
, simply follow us, retweet this post and tag a fellow fiction lover in the comments ๐
We are delighted to reveal the 2021
#WomensPrize
longlist ๐
HUGE congratulations to all of our longlisted authors.
To discover this year's sixteen spectacular books, head to our website:
We are absolutely thrilled to announce that this yearโs
#WomensPrize
for Fiction winner is Barbara Kingsolver with Demon Copperheadย
Congratulations Barbara for being our first EVER two-time winner of the Womenโs Prize!
We are delighted to reveal that the 2021
#WomensPrize
for Fiction winner is Susanna Clarke with Piranesi.
Congratulations Susanna ๐
Find out more about why the judges chose Piranesi here:
And without further ado, we're thrilled to share with you the 2020
#WomensPrize
for Fiction shortlist.
Huge congratulations to our six shortlisted authors ๐Discover the books here:
And without further ado... We are THRILLED to reveal the 2023
#WomensPrize
longlist in all of its glory.
Huge congratulations to our sixteen brilliant longlisted authors! Discover them here:
On
#IWD2022
, we are over the moon to reveal this yearโs brilliant longlist!
Congratulations to all of our longlisted authors! Discover the 16 books in the running for the 2022
#WomensPrize
here:
We're delighted to reveal this year's
#WomensPrize
shortlist, as chosen by our brilliant 2019 judges ๐
Huge congratulations to our six shortlisted authors:
Today's the day! The Testaments is here ๐
To celebrate, we're giving away a set of
@MargaretAtwood
books, beautifully reissued by
@ViragoBooks
. Retweet and follow to
#win
all four books.
We are over the moon to reveal the 2021
#WomensPrize
shortlist ๐
Enormous congratulations to our shortlisted authors!
To discover these six sensational books, head to our website:
To celebrate the reveal of the 2020
#WomensPrize
shortlist (and to relieve one person's lockdown boredom), we're giving away a set of all six shortlisted books ๐
To
#win
, retweet this and comment with the shortlisted book you're most looking forward to reading.
We are THRILLED to announce the 2022
#WomensPrize
shortlist ๐
Huge congratulations to our shortlisted authors!
Discover these six spectacular books now:
And without further ado, meet your 2023
#WomensPrize
shortlist ๐
Huge congratulations to all six shortlisted authors!
Discover their brilliant books now:
Weโre absolutely delighted to announce that
@Tayari
Jones is the 2019 Womenโs Prize for Fiction winner with An American Marriage.
Find out more about this incredible book here:
Did you know that most men don't read books by women?
Only 19% of readers of the bestselling female fiction authors are men. We want to change that.
We asked some brilliant men and women to recommend one novel written by a woman. Now we need your vote ๐
To celebrate the centenary of Iris Murdoch's birth,
@vintagebooks
have created these GORGEOUS re-editions of her best-loved books ๐
And we've got a stack to give away! To
#win
, simply retweet, follow us and comment with your favourite Iris Murdoch book.
The 2021
#WomensPrize
longlist is about to be revealed!
Tune in NOW for a special digital announcement with Chair
@BernardineEvari
and judges Elizabeth Day, Vick Hope, Nesrine Malik and Sarah-Jane Mee ๐
โIt is the book I never thought Iโd be well enough to write. So this is all the more extraordinaryโ
Susanna Clarke on winning this yearโs
#WomensPrize
for Fiction for Piranesi ๐
We are thrilled to reveal the 2024
#WomensPrize
for Fiction longlist sponsored by
@baileys
and
@audible
. 16 luminous novels to take you to different worlds, to share, recommend, love and pass on. Which ones are you excited to get your hands on?
Over the moon to announce that we're marking our 25th anniversary by challenging YOU to a year of
#ReadingWomen
.
Join in and read the 24 (soon to be 25) brilliant past winners of the Prize. Head to our website for resources galore to inspire you:
We were OVERWHELMED with your responses to this question last year. So many brilliant books recommended!
So we're asking again, what was the best book by a woman that you read in 2022? ๐ค
Have your discovered the 2021
#WomensPrize
shortlist yet?
As a bank holiday treat, weโre giving away a set of all six spectacular shortlisted novels ๐
To
#win
, simply follow us, retweet and tell us which book youโre most looking forward to reading!
The 2019
#WomensPrize
shortlist will be announced tonight at midnight ๐
To celebrate, retweet this post and comment with one book you want to see on the shortlist for a chance to
#win
a set of all 16 longlisted books!
To celebrate our 25th anniversary collaboration, win a set of the 2020
#WomensPrize
shortlist, plus a 3 month subscription to
@booksthatmatter
.
To win, retweet this, follow us &
@booksthatmatter
and comment with the shortlisted book you're most excited to read ๐
From Sylvia Plath to Judy Blume: simply RT and follow us to win this brilliant stack of feminist classics as chosen by
@dollyalderton
,
@junodawson
and more at our
@LatitudeFest
event last week!
We're beyond excited that
@MichelleObama
's Becoming is out today ๐
To celebrate, we're giving away a SIGNED copy. Simply RT & follow us for a chance to win.
Tonight at 7pm BST we'll be live streaming the announcement of the 25th winner of the
#WomensPrize
, right here.
Which book gets your vote?
Tell us in the comments ๐
Announcing the first two actors performing readings at our Virtual Shortlist Festival ๐ฃ
None other than
@GillianA
will be bringing Sorrow & Bliss to life, and the incredible Jason Isaacs will be reading from The Book of Form and Emptiness.
Tickets here:
Calling all budding writers!
We're delighted to announce details of Discoveries, our brand new talent development programme for aspiring female writers in partnership with
@CBGBooks
and
@NatWest_Help
.
Find out more here:
We're excited to reveal all six of the AMAZING actors performing readings at our Virtual Shortlist Festival ๐
Join
@NaomieHarris
,
@GillianA
and more, plus host Kate Mosse and our shortlisted authors for three unmissable nights from Monday.
Tickets here:
Over the moon to reveal this yearโs extraordinary Womenโs Prize winning novel Demon Copperhead!
Huge congratulations to Barbara Kingsolver, who won in 2010 with The Lacuna, and so is our first ever double
#WomensPrize
winner!
A weekend treat! Win this fantastic stack of books as chosen by our brilliant Women, Power and Revolution panelists, including
@junesarpong
,
@KateWilliamsme
and more! RT & follow to
#win
Our wonderful 2020 winner, Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell, won the National Book Critics Circle prize for fiction over the weekend!
Huge congratulations to Maggie and her marvellous book ๐
'This is an immense and incredible honour'
Watch the moment when Chair of Judges
@BernardineEvari
crowned Susanna Clarke the 2021
#WomensPrize
winner, with her second novel Piranesi.
The 2021
#WomensPrize
winner will be revealed TOMORROW ๐
But who will win?
Retweet, follow and comment with the shortlisted novel that gets your vote for a chance to win all six spectacular books ๐
And join us at 6.55pm tomorrow for the livestream of the winner announcement!
The
#WomensPrize
longlist will be announced at midnight (GMT) tonight.
We are SO excited to share these 16 brilliant books with you.
Who's staying up with us? ๐โโ๏ธ
Win the ultimate summer reading list!
From
@MargaretAtwood
to
@BernardineEvari
, you voted on the ultimate woman-penned reading list for men, and now we're giving you the chance to WIN all 10 brilliant books.
Simply retweet and follow us to enter.
Terms:
โI sit on that sofa as a woman, as a person of colour who is not a robotโ
Naga Munchetty talks BBC Breakfast,
#BlackLivesMatter
and women writers on the latest episode of the
#WomensPrize
Podcast.
Listen now ๐ง
We couldn't be more excited about
#WomensPrize
winner Valerie Martin's new novel I Give It To You ๐
It's coming in August, but we have 12 proofs to giveaway for those of you who can't wait.
Simply retweet and tag a fellow booklover for a chance to
#win
a copy for you both.
Itโs official! Weโre thrilled to announce that the winner of this yearโs
#WomensPrize
for Fiction is
@ozekiland
โs The Book of Form and Emptiness.
Huge congratulations Ruth ๐
Find out more about this spectacular novel:
Let's start up a nice new book list! ๐
Let us know in the comments below what is your FAVOURITE non-fiction book by a woman?
Some inspiration here from our podcast guests, from Gillian Anderson to Emeli Sandรฉ:
Okay, drop everything...
@Lupita_Nyongo
will be starting in a TV adaptation of
#WomensPrize
winner Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Americanah. Who's excited? ๐โโ๏ธ
We are over the moon to reveal the phenomenal 2021
#WomensPrize
judging panel ๐
Chair
@BernardineEvari
is joined by judges Elizabeth Day, Vick Hope,
@NesrineMalik
and Sarah-Jane Mee.
Meet the year's judges:
In exactly one month we'll be announcing the 2022
#WomensPrize
longlist ๐๐
Here's a little reminder of the incredible books that were on last year's longlist.
Who do you want to see on this year's list?
This
#InternationalWomensDay
, the 2022 Womenโs Prize longlist is about to be revealed!
Tune in NOW for a special virtual announcement with this yearโs
#WomensPrize
judges Mary Ann Sieghart, Lorraine Candy, Dorothy Koomson, Anita Sethi and Pandora Sykes ๐
Just ONE WEEK to go until we reveal the 2021
#WomensPrize
shortlist!
Which six books get your vote from this exceptional stack? Tell us in the comments ๐
Alright, drop everything. There's going to be a HAMNET MOVIE.
Maggie O'Farrell's 2021
#WomensPrize
winning novel is going to be made into a film, produced by Liza Marshall, Sam Mendes and Pippa Harris.
We. Can't. Wait. More here:
Last chance to win this stack of GORGEOUS reads, published by
@vintagebooks
to celebrate the centenary of Iris Murdoch's birth ๐
To
#win
, simply retweet, follow us and comment with your favourite Iris Murdoch book.
Southbank Centre's London Literature Festival returns this month!
To celebrate, we're giving away this stack of books by brilliant women on the line-up, plus tickets to see
#BookerPrize2019
winner
@BernardineEvari
. RT to
#win
!
Further info & terms here:
TODAY is the day! At 6pm GMT we reveal the 2021
#WomensPrize
longlist.
Join Chair
@BernardineEvari
and judges Elizabeth Day, Vick Hope,
@NesrineMalik
and Sarah-Jane Mee for a special digital announcement right here on Twitter.
Who's joining us? ๐โโ๏ธ
From Nora Ephron to Maggie OโFarrell, win a stack of Fi Gloverโs favourite books, as chosen on the
#WomensPrize
Podcast ๐ง
To win, retweet and comment with a book you'd like to recommend.
Don't forget to listen to Fi's episode:
The 2020
#WomensPrize
shortlist is about to be revealed...
Tune in NOW for a very special online announcement event with Chair of Judges
@Marthalanefox
.
It's finally February, gang ๐
To celebrate, we're giving away a stack of these rather gorgeous new Angie Cruz editions, including Angie's
#WomensPrize
shortlisted novel Dominicana.
To win, simply retweet, follow us and comment with what you're reading this month.
The
#WomensPrize
shortlist will be revealed tonight at one minute past midnight!
Hands up who's excited and planning to stay up for the announcement ๐โโ๏ธ
The 2021
#WomensPrize
longlist is just ONE WEEK away.
Here's a little reminder of last year's wonderful list ๐
Which books are you hoping to see on the longlist this year? Tell us your predictions!
Pink isn't just a colour, it's an attitude.
We are SO excited to unveil our brand-new, dazzlingly pink logo to celebrate Women's History Month and International Women's Day ๐
In case you missed it last night, here's the 2020
#WomensPrize
shortlist in all of its glory ๐
Huge congratulations to our shortlisted authors and best of luck to our brilliant judges (how they're going to choose a winner, we don't know).
Tomorrow at 6pm we reveal the 2021
#WomensPrize
longlist, in a very special digital announcement ๐
Join Chair
@BernardineEvari
and judges Elizabeth Day, Vick Hope,
@NesrineMalik
and Sarah-Jane Mee right here on Twitter.
Who do you want to see on the longlist?
Congratulations to our very own Kate Mosse CBE, recognised today in the UKโs New Yearsโ honours for her services to literature, to women and to charity. Kate is Founder Director of the Womenโs Prize for Fiction and the Womenโs Prize for Non-Fiction