The Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist 2024 has just been announced and as usual there’s some brilliant titles included.
The Women’s Prize for Fiction (previously known as the Orange Prize for Fiction) began in 1991 as an answer to the previously male dominated Booker Prize. The prize aims to recognise the fantastic literary creations written by women.
There’s been some brilliant previous winners, including my personal favourites Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki and Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell. One of my favourite books of all time, The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller was also a winner back in 2012.
Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist 2024 will be whittled down to a shortlist of six books on Wednesday 24th April and the winner crowned on Thursday 13th June.
Here are the books longlisted this year.
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Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist 2024: Titles
- Hangman by Maya Binyam
- In Defence of the Act by Effie Black
- And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott
- The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright
- The Maiden by Kate Foster
- Brotherless Night by V. V. Ganeshananthan
- Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate Grenville
- Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad
- Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy
- 8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster by Mirinae Lee
- The Blue, Beautiful World by Karen Lord
- Western Lane by Chetna Maroo
- Nightbloom by Peace Adzo Medie
- Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan
- River East, River West by Aube Rey Lescure
- A Trace of Sun by Pam Williams
Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist 2024: Book Covers
Summary
So that’s the complete 2024 Women’s Prize Longlist! I’ve only read Maiden by Kate Foster so far but there’s plenty more to be added to my TBR list!