Women's Prize
for Fiction 2023

Discover the stories that have captivated the judges this year

Women's Prize for Fiction 2023

Discover more about this year's prize.

The 2023 shortlist

Fire Rush

In London, 1978, Yamaye dreams of being a DJ and MC but after meeting Moose so starts a dramatic journey of transformation.

Trespasses

Tender and shocking, Trespasses is an unforgettable debut of people trying to live ordinary lives in extraordinary times.

Demon Copperhead

Suffused with truth, anger and compassion, Demon Copperhead is an epic tale of love, loss and everything in between.

Black Butterflies

Inspired by real-life accounts of the longest siege in modern warfare, only thirty years ago, Black Butterflies is a breathtaking portrait of disintegration, resilience and hope.

The Marriage Portrait

The Marriage Portrait is an unforgettable reimagining of the life of a young woman whose proximity to power places her in mortal danger.

Pod

An immersive and transformative story of an ocean world and its extraordinary creatures increasingly haunted by the cruelty and ignorance of the human race.

The 2023 longlist

Glory

In an exhilarating ride filled with magical realism, NoViolet Bulawayo's Booker Prize shortlisted Glory tells the story of a country seemingly trapped in a cycle as old as time.

Children of Paradise

Amid a sense of foreboding, our protagonist Holly is drawn into a group of misfits when she starts work at an old cinema. An unsettling tale tackling themes such as isolation and capitalism.

Stone Blind

Natalie Haynes brings the infamous Medusa to life in a story of how a young woman became a monster. And how she was never really a monster at all.

Cursed Bread

The Booker-nominated author of The Water Cure and Blue Ticket shares a chilling feminist fable, based on the true story of an unsolved historical mystery...

The Dog of the North

In this dry, darkly comic novel Penny sets out in a van to find a way through the curveballs life has thrown at her and in doing so, find a way back to herself.

I'm a Fan

Sheena Patel makes startling connections between power struggles at the heart of human relationships to those in the wider world.

Wandering Souls

Cecile Pin's debut novel explores the bonds that connect people through even distance or death.

The Bandit Queens

With darkly irreverent and fresh prose, this unforgettable feminist revenge thriller acknowledges the unfortunate status quo for women everywhere.

Memphis

A spellbinding ode to Memphis, as well as a celebration of the strength and defiance of three generations of a Southern Black family who live there.

Homesick

A coming-of-age story, Homesick is about learning to love language in its many forms, healing through words and the promises and perils of empathy and sisterhood.

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