The Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist has been announced! The UK-based prize celebrates female creativity; it's awarded annually and recognises great novels, written in English.
This year's longlist includes 16 genre-spanning novels, many of which explore global events through the present, past and future. Each one offers an expansive world that pulls readers in with rich storytelling and deeply resonating themes – fitting for the Prize’s 30th year. Discover the full list below, and keep an eye on our blog for the shortlist, to be announced in April!
The 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction longlist:
Good Girl by Aria Aber (due for publication in Australia in April)
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
Somewhere Else by Jenni Daiches
Amma by Saraid de Silva
Crooked Seeds by Karen Jennings
All Fours by Miranda July
The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami
The Persians by Sanam Mahloudji
Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell
A Little Trickerie by Rosanna Pike
Birding by Rose Ruane
The Artist by Lucy Steeds
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout
The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden
Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis
The 2024 shortlist of six novels will be announced on Wednesday 2 April, with the winner to be awarded on Thursday 12 June. Find out more about the prize here. Also checkout the 2025 Women's Prize for Non‑Fiction longlist here, which was announced in February.
