Women's Prize for Fiction OLD Blog Archives

Six dystopian novels by women

Given current events across the Pond and closer to home, many already feel like they’re living in a nightmarish version of reality. To provide a little comfort, we’ve…

Fri 11 November, 2016

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Our judges on their favourite books by women

The fantastic line-up for our 2017 judging panel has been announced; Chair Tessa Ross, CEO of House Productions, will be joined by journalist, author and co-founder of The…

Fri 28 October, 2016

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Literary Listen: Rachel Elliott

Busy week? Sit back, relax and take ten minutes out for a little bit of literary escapism… Make yourself a drink (why not a Baileys?), pop in your…

Fri 21 October, 2016

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The Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction goes to Latitude!

We’re delighted to announce that this year, for the first time, the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction will be attending Latitude festival to bring you a series of…

Fri 1 July, 2016

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2016 Shortlist Readings

Join us for our annual special event which sees the authors shortlisted for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction read from and discuss their work on the eve of…

Mon 11 April, 2016

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The Baileys Prize Pop-up Book Bar

On Monday 16th May, the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction will open its first-ever pop-up Baileys Prize Book Bar at Waterstones’ new Tottenham Court Road store to celebrate the…

Mon 11 April, 2016

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A Q&A with Petina Gappah

Ahead of tonight’s shortlist announcement, we caught up with Petina Gappah, one of this year’s Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction longlisted authors. Read on to find out why…

Mon 11 April, 2016

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A Q&A with Cynthia Bond

The 2016 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist will be announced tomorrow! Ahead of the big reveal, we caught up with longlisted author Cynthia Bond to discuss her…

Sun 10 April, 2016

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A Q&A with Shirley Barrett

Ahead of the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist announcement on Monday, we caught up with Shirley Barrett, longlisted for whaling epic Rush Oh! Read on to find…

Sat 9 April, 2016

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A Q&A with Vesna Goldsworthy

We caught up with 2016 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction longlisted author Vesna Goldsworthy to discuss her nominated novel Gorsky, writing about the New Russians and why she decided…

Sat 9 April, 2016

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A Q&A with Lisa McInerney

With the 2016 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist only a couple of days away, we caught up with Lisa McInerney, longlisted for The Glorious Heresies. Read on…

Sat 9 April, 2016

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