Women's Prize for Fiction

Annual literary award for a novel written in English by a female author of any nationality

The Women's Prize for Fiction (previously with sponsor names Orange Prize for Fiction, Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction and Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction is one of the United Kingdom's most prestigious literary prizes. It is awarded annually to a female author of any nationality for the best original full-length novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom in the preceding year. A sister prize, the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction, was launched in 2023.

Also known as...Orange Prize for Fiction, Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction, and Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction
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Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist

Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist Four debut authors lead the 2026 Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist.