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Susan Choi and Katie Kitamura among authors longlisted for Women's prize for fiction
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/04/womens-prize-for-fiction-longlist-2026Susan Choi and Katie Kitamura among authors longlisted for Women’s prize for fiction
Sixteen novels are in contention for the £30,000 award, now in its 31st year, with settings ranging from climate-ravaged islands to a near-future Kolkata
Emma Loffhagen
Wed 4 Mar 2026 09.00 EST
Katie Kitamura, Susan Choi, Kit de Waal and Lily King are among the authors longlisted for this year’s Women’s prize for fiction.
Awarded annually and now in its 31st year, the prize comes with £30,000, and is one of the most prominent accolades for women’s writing in the English language. The 16-strong list features a selection of novels that range in setting from climate-ravaged islands to a near-future Kolkata, and from 1970s Birmingham to East Berlin on the brink of reunification.
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