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Since 1996, the Women's Prize for Fiction has recognised and celebrated the best fiction by women writers around the world. Bestselling novelist and playwright Kate Mosse founded the UK-based award to champion women in the male-dominated awards scene. Despite writing 60% of books published, by 1992 only 10% of authors shortlisted for the Booker Prize were women.
While representation of women and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of colour) authors on award lists has improved, the Women's Prize for Fiction continues to play a crucial role in shining a spotlight on outstanding writers. Past winners include Zadie Smith, Carol Shields, Ali Smith, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan has won the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction. The story follows sixteen-year-old Sashi, a young woman aspiring to be a doctor, whose world is shattered as civil war breaks out in Sri Lanka. The novel brings attention to the experiences of Tamil women, students, and ordinary people, exploring the difficult choices between violence and morality amidst displacement and oppression.
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