2023 Women’s Prize Shortlist

The six-title shortlist has been announced for the 2023 Women’s Prize for Fiction, and includes Pod by Laline Paull (Corsair).

“The Women’s Prize Trust’s mission is to change the world through books by women, opening up pathways into reading and writing for the storytellers and booklovers of tomorrow.” The winner will be announced on March 7, 2023, and will receive £30,000 and a bronze “Bessie” trophy. The 2023 judges are Rachel Joyce, Bella Mackie, Louise Minchin (Chair), Irenosen Okojie, and Tulip Siddiq.

Previous winners of genre interest include Ruth Ozeki’s The Book of Form & Emptiness, Susanna Clark’s Piranesi, Naomi Alderman’s The Power, and more. For more information, including the complete shortlist, see their official website.





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