4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (878+ words) Home > News > Meet the 2026 Discoveries Shortlistees The six shortlistees are: Read on to learn a bit more about each of them, and their writing. Mirha Butt is a London-based public policy and research professional and a recent graduate of LSE,…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (219+ words) Home > News > Announcing the 2026 Discoveries shortlist The shortlisted authors are (in alphabetical order by surname): Find out more about them here. Kate Mosse CBE FRSL, the international bestselling writer and Founder Director of the Women's Prize for Fiction and the…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (599+ words) Home > Recommendations > The Best Summer Books From Picador A Private Man is a gorgeous, slow-burn love story about faith, desire, and regret, inspired by the author's grandparents. In the 1950s David and Margaret meet at a Catholic college in the English…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (83+ words) Home > Articles > Bookshelfie x Hannah Murray Our host Vick Hope is joined by Hannah Murray. Listen to the full episode here and read on to discover Hannah's five most influential books by women. by Carmen Maria Machado Join our 16 million-strong…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (57+ words) Home > Recommendations > Favourite Five Books That Explore Break-Ups by Ruth Rosengarten Join our 16 million-strong community of book lovers. We enrich society by creating equitable opportunities for women in the world of books and beyond. female authors celebrated through prizes readers…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (671+ words) Home > Events > Women's Prize LIVE 2026 Programme We've put together another stellar line-up which includes a number of previous Women's Prize authors and judges, alongside inspiring new voices and stimulating discussions about the legacy of women's writing. We also have a…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (54+ words) Home > Writers' Toolkit > Where I Write: Rois'n O'Donnell Join our 16 million-strong community of book lovers. We enrich society by creating equitable opportunities for women in the world of books and beyond. female authors celebrated through prizes readers in the Women's…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (236+ words) Home > News > Revealing the 2026 Women's Prize for Fiction Shortlist Julia Gillard, Chair of Judges and former Prime Minister of Australia Claire Shanahan, Executive Director of the Women's Prize Trust The full list in alphabetical order by author surname is: This…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (132+ words) Home > Writers' Toolkit > Susannah Dickey: How to write about death This may come as a surprise to many people, but I have known several people who have died. In some respect, all of my novels are about the same thing:…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (251+ words) Home > Writers' Toolkit > Horizons > Finding inspiration in the personal: Discover your grandmother's story with Findmypast This Women's History Month, Findmypast " sponsor of the 2026 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction " invites you to rediscover HERSTORY, using school registers, census records, and historical newspapers…...