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Women's Prize for Fiction and Non-Fiction supported by Audible, Baileys, Findmypast
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· Jul 17
Because we know life gets booked and busy, we thought we’d share some key dates you might want to add to your calendar…
The 2026 Women’s Prizes for Fiction and Non-Fiction will kick-off on 8 October with our judges announcement – who’s excited?!
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The 2026 Women’s Prizes for Fiction and Non-Fiction will kick-off on 8 October with our judges announcement – who’s excited?!
#WomensPrize
Historian @historyalice.bsky.social joins Vick Hope on #Bookshelfie this week, discussing how fiction can help us understand the past and bring to life women’s stories, how she finds humour in classic literature, her companionship with figures from history and more. Listen now: bit.ly/Bookshelfie
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Historian @historyalice.bsky.social joins Vick Hope on #Bookshelfie this week, discussing how fiction can help us understand the past and bring to life women’s stories, how she finds humour in classic literature, her companionship with figures from history and more. Listen now: bit.ly/Bookshelfie
In celebration of the release of #BookofLives, we've listened back to previous #Bookshelfie episodes and pulled together some of our most recommended of #MargaretAtwood's novels. From Kim Cattrall to Tracy Chevalier, discover the women that Atwood has shaped here: womensprize.com/margaret-atw...
Margaret Atwood's 'Book of Lives' - Women's Prize
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November 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
In celebration of the release of #BookofLives, we've listened back to previous #Bookshelfie episodes and pulled together some of our most recommended of #MargaretAtwood's novels. From Kim Cattrall to Tracy Chevalier, discover the women that Atwood has shaped here: womensprize.com/margaret-atw...
Joining Vick on #Bookshelfie this week is presenter, DJ and radio host Kemi Rodgers. Excited to head back to the jungle for the new series of I'm a Celebrity…Unpacked, listen to discover what books Kemi will be packing for the journey! Available now wherever you get your podcasts: bit.ly/Bookshelfie
November 4, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Joining Vick on #Bookshelfie this week is presenter, DJ and radio host Kemi Rodgers. Excited to head back to the jungle for the new series of I'm a Celebrity…Unpacked, listen to discover what books Kemi will be packing for the journey! Available now wherever you get your podcasts: bit.ly/Bookshelfie
Crafted to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Women’s Prize for Fiction, our lovely nibs feature a pearl drop of ink — a delicate emblem of imagination, craft, and the enduring impact of women’s storytelling.
Created by Tatty Devine in collaboration with the Women's Prize Trust.
Created by Tatty Devine in collaboration with the Women's Prize Trust.
Women's Prize x Tatty Devine Pen Nib Pendant – Pearl - Women's Prize
Crafted to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Women’s Prize for Fiction, this necklace features a pen nib and a pearl drop of ink — a delicate emblem of imagination, craft, and the enduring impact ...
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October 27, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Crafted to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Women’s Prize for Fiction, our lovely nibs feature a pearl drop of ink — a delicate emblem of imagination, craft, and the enduring impact of women’s storytelling.
Created by Tatty Devine in collaboration with the Women's Prize Trust.
Created by Tatty Devine in collaboration with the Women's Prize Trust.
Do you like your reads with a side order of scare? A soupçon of suspense?
Then we have six recommended reads for you, guaranteed to keep you up at night –perfect as #Halloween approaches: womensprize.com/six-spooky-r...
Then we have six recommended reads for you, guaranteed to keep you up at night –perfect as #Halloween approaches: womensprize.com/six-spooky-r...
Six spooky reads perfect for Halloween - Women's Prize
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill ‘…that coming to this place had already changed me and that there was no going back.’
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October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Do you like your reads with a side order of scare? A soupçon of suspense?
Then we have six recommended reads for you, guaranteed to keep you up at night –perfect as #Halloween approaches: womensprize.com/six-spooky-r...
Then we have six recommended reads for you, guaranteed to keep you up at night –perfect as #Halloween approaches: womensprize.com/six-spooky-r...
There's something very #Traitors about our fingerless gloves. A touch of the Fagin perhaps? Maybe we need to gift a set to Claudia Winkleman or Cat Burns.
Get yours here: bit.ly/4qrmHO1
Get yours here: bit.ly/4qrmHO1
October 24, 2025 at 8:07 AM
There's something very #Traitors about our fingerless gloves. A touch of the Fagin perhaps? Maybe we need to gift a set to Claudia Winkleman or Cat Burns.
Get yours here: bit.ly/4qrmHO1
Get yours here: bit.ly/4qrmHO1
Are you thinking of entering #Discoveries2026? Here are some encouraging words from our 2026 judges @dorothykoomson.bsky.social @katemossewriter.bsky.social and Ciara Finan on how to get started on those 10,000 words: youtu.be/bKeSNn6Qts0
How to get started on your Discoveries 2026 entry
Are you thinking of entering Discoveries 2026? Then listen to these encouraging words of advice from our 2026 judges Dorothy Koomson, Ciara Finan and Chair of Judges Kate Mosse on how to get started on those 10,000 words. Learn more about Discoveries here: https://womensprize.com/writers/discoveries/
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October 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Are you thinking of entering #Discoveries2026? Here are some encouraging words from our 2026 judges @dorothykoomson.bsky.social @katemossewriter.bsky.social and Ciara Finan on how to get started on those 10,000 words: youtu.be/bKeSNn6Qts0
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'I want to read about worlds and settings I haven’t seen before' 💫
We spoke to Curtis Brown literary agent Ciara Finan about her taste in books, the agent's role and what she's looking for as a #Discoveries2026 judge! @womensprize.bsky.social
We spoke to Curtis Brown literary agent Ciara Finan about her taste in books, the agent's role and what she's looking for as a #Discoveries2026 judge! @womensprize.bsky.social
Ciara Finan: 'I want to read about worlds and settings I haven’t seen before'
The Discoveries team spoke with Curtis Brown literary agent Ciara Finan about her taste in books and the agent's role.
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October 21, 2025 at 10:05 AM
'I want to read about worlds and settings I haven’t seen before' 💫
We spoke to Curtis Brown literary agent Ciara Finan about her taste in books, the agent's role and what she's looking for as a #Discoveries2026 judge! @womensprize.bsky.social
We spoke to Curtis Brown literary agent Ciara Finan about her taste in books, the agent's role and what she's looking for as a #Discoveries2026 judge! @womensprize.bsky.social
Joining Vick on #Bookshelfie this week is actor Nikki Amuka-Bird. Listen as she discusses her awe for Zadie Smith, the need for humour in books about difficult conversations and her relationship with playing “mean” characters, along with the five books that have shaped her: bit.ly/Bookshelfie
October 21, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Joining Vick on #Bookshelfie this week is actor Nikki Amuka-Bird. Listen as she discusses her awe for Zadie Smith, the need for humour in books about difficult conversations and her relationship with playing “mean” characters, along with the five books that have shaped her: bit.ly/Bookshelfie
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October 17, 2025 at 8:01 AM
How are the 2026 #WomensPrize judges feeling about reading all…those…books?!
Learn more about what the judges are looking forward to about the reading process over on our YouTube: youtu.be/ofy24_9tS-E
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Learn more about what the judges are looking forward to about the reading process over on our YouTube: youtu.be/ofy24_9tS-E
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The judges for the 2026 Women's Prizes react to the sight of their TBR pile
Here at the Women's Prize we became posties for the day and made some very special deliveries to our 2026 judges. How would you react when faced with 150 books and 6 months to read them?
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October 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
How are the 2026 #WomensPrize judges feeling about reading all…those…books?!
Learn more about what the judges are looking forward to about the reading process over on our YouTube: youtu.be/ofy24_9tS-E
#WomensPrize #WomensPrizeforFiction #WomensPrizeforNonFiction
Learn more about what the judges are looking forward to about the reading process over on our YouTube: youtu.be/ofy24_9tS-E
#WomensPrize #WomensPrizeforFiction #WomensPrizeforNonFiction
Columnist and writer Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett joins Vick Hope on #Bookshelfie this week, discussing motherhood, neurodivergence and her love for quiet books which look at interior lives. Listen now: bit.ly/3V1qe6w
October 14, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Columnist and writer Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett joins Vick Hope on #Bookshelfie this week, discussing motherhood, neurodivergence and her love for quiet books which look at interior lives. Listen now: bit.ly/3V1qe6w
What do the 2026 #WomensPrizeforNonFiction judges like to read? And what is it that they are looking for in a prize-winning book? Get to know @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social, Roma Agrawal, Nicola Elliott, Nina Stibbe and Nicola Williams better by watching the below👇
October 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
What do the 2026 #WomensPrizeforNonFiction judges like to read? And what is it that they are looking for in a prize-winning book? Get to know @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social, Roma Agrawal, Nicola Elliott, Nina Stibbe and Nicola Williams better by watching the below👇
Yesterday we announced the 2026 #WomensPrize judges. Now it’s time to get to know them – and their reading habits – a little better, starting with the Fiction panel!
#WomensPrizeforFiction
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October 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Yesterday we announced the 2026 #WomensPrize judges. Now it’s time to get to know them – and their reading habits – a little better, starting with the Fiction panel!
#WomensPrizeforFiction
#WomensPrizeforFiction
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It’s so exciting to be chairing the non-fiction @womensprize.bsky.social 2026 alongside a fantastic group of women - and alongside another fantastic group judging the fiction prize chaired by Julia Gillard! 👇🏽
Meet the Judges of the 2026 Women’s Prizes!
A warm welcome to: Julia Gillard, @monaarshiwrites.bsky.social, Salma El-Wardany, Cariad Lloyd and Annie Macmanus, and Thangam Debbonaire, Roma Agrawal, Nicola Elliott, Nina Stibbe and Nicola Williams.
#WomensPrize
A warm welcome to: Julia Gillard, @monaarshiwrites.bsky.social, Salma El-Wardany, Cariad Lloyd and Annie Macmanus, and Thangam Debbonaire, Roma Agrawal, Nicola Elliott, Nina Stibbe and Nicola Williams.
#WomensPrize
October 9, 2025 at 5:28 AM
It’s so exciting to be chairing the non-fiction @womensprize.bsky.social 2026 alongside a fantastic group of women - and alongside another fantastic group judging the fiction prize chaired by Julia Gillard! 👇🏽
Meet the Judges of the 2026 Women’s Prizes!
A warm welcome to: Julia Gillard, @monaarshiwrites.bsky.social, Salma El-Wardany, Cariad Lloyd and Annie Macmanus, and Thangam Debbonaire, Roma Agrawal, Nicola Elliott, Nina Stibbe and Nicola Williams.
#WomensPrize
A warm welcome to: Julia Gillard, @monaarshiwrites.bsky.social, Salma El-Wardany, Cariad Lloyd and Annie Macmanus, and Thangam Debbonaire, Roma Agrawal, Nicola Elliott, Nina Stibbe and Nicola Williams.
#WomensPrize
October 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Meet the Judges of the 2026 Women’s Prizes!
A warm welcome to: Julia Gillard, @monaarshiwrites.bsky.social, Salma El-Wardany, Cariad Lloyd and Annie Macmanus, and Thangam Debbonaire, Roma Agrawal, Nicola Elliott, Nina Stibbe and Nicola Williams.
#WomensPrize
A warm welcome to: Julia Gillard, @monaarshiwrites.bsky.social, Salma El-Wardany, Cariad Lloyd and Annie Macmanus, and Thangam Debbonaire, Roma Agrawal, Nicola Elliott, Nina Stibbe and Nicola Williams.
#WomensPrize
Introducing our judges for the 2026 Women’s Prizes! Chaired by the former Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard and Baroness Thangam Debbonaire, these two incredible panels include poets, broadcasters, founders, comedians, DJs and more. Learn more at: womensprize.com/meet-the-jud...
October 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Introducing our judges for the 2026 Women’s Prizes! Chaired by the former Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard and Baroness Thangam Debbonaire, these two incredible panels include poets, broadcasters, founders, comedians, DJs and more. Learn more at: womensprize.com/meet-the-jud...
The 2026 Prize cycle is about to begin!
Join us at 2pm (BST) next Wednesday 8 October as we reveal the 10 brilliant women that make up the 2026 Women's Prize for Fiction and Women's Prize for Non-Fiction judging panels🤩
#WomensPrize #WomensPrizeforFiction #WomensPrizeforNonFiction
Join us at 2pm (BST) next Wednesday 8 October as we reveal the 10 brilliant women that make up the 2026 Women's Prize for Fiction and Women's Prize for Non-Fiction judging panels🤩
#WomensPrize #WomensPrizeforFiction #WomensPrizeforNonFiction
October 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Feminist campaigner and founder of Sex Ed Matters, Laura Coryton joins Vick on #Bookshelfie this week, discussing the books which have inspired her campaigning and why sex education in schools still needs to evolve. Listen now: link.chtbl.com/Womens_Prize...
October 7, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Feminist campaigner and founder of Sex Ed Matters, Laura Coryton joins Vick on #Bookshelfie this week, discussing the books which have inspired her campaigning and why sex education in schools still needs to evolve. Listen now: link.chtbl.com/Womens_Prize...
Early bird tickets to #WomensPrizeLIVE2026 expire at midnight tonight - book yours now: womensprize.com/event/womens...
October 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Early bird tickets to #WomensPrizeLIVE2026 expire at midnight tonight - book yours now: womensprize.com/event/womens...
Early-bird tickets to #WomensPrizeLIVE2026 are now live on our website!
The #WomensPrize newsletter subscribers were quick – so there's only a limited-number of tickets left at this one-time special price. Get yours now before it's too late, here: womensprize.com/event/womens...
The #WomensPrize newsletter subscribers were quick – so there's only a limited-number of tickets left at this one-time special price. Get yours now before it's too late, here: womensprize.com/event/womens...
October 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Early-bird tickets to #WomensPrizeLIVE2026 are now live on our website!
The #WomensPrize newsletter subscribers were quick – so there's only a limited-number of tickets left at this one-time special price. Get yours now before it's too late, here: womensprize.com/event/womens...
The #WomensPrize newsletter subscribers were quick – so there's only a limited-number of tickets left at this one-time special price. Get yours now before it's too late, here: womensprize.com/event/womens...
The 2026 Prize cycle is about to begin!
Join us at 2pm (BST) next Wednesday 8 October as we reveal the 10 brilliant women that make up the 2026 Women's Prize for Fiction and Women's Prize for Non-Fiction judging panels🤩
#WomensPrize #WomensPrizeforFiction #WomensPrizeforNonFiction
Join us at 2pm (BST) next Wednesday 8 October as we reveal the 10 brilliant women that make up the 2026 Women's Prize for Fiction and Women's Prize for Non-Fiction judging panels🤩
#WomensPrize #WomensPrizeforFiction #WomensPrizeforNonFiction
October 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The 2026 Prize cycle is about to begin!
Join us at 2pm (BST) next Wednesday 8 October as we reveal the 10 brilliant women that make up the 2026 Women's Prize for Fiction and Women's Prize for Non-Fiction judging panels🤩
#WomensPrize #WomensPrizeforFiction #WomensPrizeforNonFiction
Join us at 2pm (BST) next Wednesday 8 October as we reveal the 10 brilliant women that make up the 2026 Women's Prize for Fiction and Women's Prize for Non-Fiction judging panels🤩
#WomensPrize #WomensPrizeforFiction #WomensPrizeforNonFiction
Early bird tickets to #WomensPrize LIVE 2026 go on sale THIS WEEK – with newsletter subscribers getting first dibs.
Tickets are strictly limited – make sure you're signed up to our newsletter to be the first to hear! womensprize.com/newsletter/
Tickets are strictly limited – make sure you're signed up to our newsletter to be the first to hear! womensprize.com/newsletter/
September 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Early bird tickets to #WomensPrize LIVE 2026 go on sale THIS WEEK – with newsletter subscribers getting first dibs.
Tickets are strictly limited – make sure you're signed up to our newsletter to be the first to hear! womensprize.com/newsletter/
Tickets are strictly limited – make sure you're signed up to our newsletter to be the first to hear! womensprize.com/newsletter/
Joining Vick Hope on #Bookshelfie this week is body positivity influencer and feminist writer #MeganJayneCrabbe. Listen as Megan discusses female hunger, moving beyond the ‘male saviour’ narrative and more, alongside the five books by women that have shaped her: bit.ly/Bookshelfie.
September 30, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Joining Vick Hope on #Bookshelfie this week is body positivity influencer and feminist writer #MeganJayneCrabbe. Listen as Megan discusses female hunger, moving beyond the ‘male saviour’ narrative and more, alongside the five books by women that have shaped her: bit.ly/Bookshelfie.
Last week we announced that #Discoveries2026 is open for entries – but what is it that the judges are looking for? Watch to find out: youtu.be/g9oEzU45H0c
What are the 2026 Discoveries judges looking for?
Last week we announced that Discoveries 2026 is open for entries – but what is it that the judges looking for? Discoveries is our free writer development programme and prize run in partnership with Audible, Curtis Brown Literary and Talent Agency and Curtis Brown Creative writing school that supports unagented and unpublished women in the UK, Ireland and the Channel Islands to write their first novels. Learn more about Discoveries, here: https://womensprize.com/writers/discoveries/
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September 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Last week we announced that #Discoveries2026 is open for entries – but what is it that the judges are looking for? Watch to find out: youtu.be/g9oEzU45H0c