Women's Prize for Fiction

Women's Prize for Fiction
Awarded forBest full-length novel written in English by a woman of any nationality, published in the UK
Sponsored by
LocationUnited Kingdom
Presented byWomen's Prize for Fiction
First awarded1996
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The Women's Prize for Fiction (previously with sponsor names Orange Prize for Fiction (1996–2006 and 2009–2012), Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction (2007–08) and Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (2014–2017) is one of the United Kingdom's most prestigious literary prizes.[1][2][3] 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.[4] A sister prize, the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction, was launched in 2023.

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  3. ^ Forna, Aminatta (11 June 2005). "Stranger than fiction". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Rules for entry". Orange prize for Fiction. Archived from the original on 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2012-06-01.