The Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction longlist has been announced! The prize celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in nonfiction written by women.
The 2025 longlist includes a true crime account of a shocking London murder trial, an insightful and timely exploration of big business's troubling influence on global politics, fascinating histories and a deeply personal memoir from musician Neneh Cherry, among other great works of nonfiction. Discover the full list below, and keep an eye on our blog for the shortlist, to be announced in March!
The 2025 Women's Prize for Non‑Fiction longlist:
Autocracy, Inc by Anne Applebaum
Embers of the Hands by Eleanor Barraclough
The Eagle and the Hart by Helen Castor
A Thousand Threads by Neneh Cherry
The Story of a Heart by Rachel Clarke
Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton
Ootlin by Jenni Fagan
Why Fish Don’t Exist by Lulu Miller
Agent Zo by Clare Mulley
By the Fire We Carry by Rebecca Nagle
Wild Thing by Sue Prideaux
What the Wild Sea Can Be by Helen Scales
The Peepshow by Kate Summerscale
Sister in Law by Harriet Wistrich
Private Revolutions: Coming of Age in a New China by Yuan Yang
And finally, with a recent re-release in the UK, Tracker by Australia's own literary super star, Alexis Wright, was also longlisted!
The 2024 shortlist of six novels will be announced on Wednesday 26th March, with the winner to be awarded on Thursday 12th June. Find out more about the prize here.
