With details of the shortlist festival, news on the shortlist reading and more:
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It seems everyone is talking about books 👀
Even mega-stars like Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs can't get enough of the
Women's Prize shortlist... find out more below!
This week we've been discussing Elif Shafak's brilliant novel,
The Island of Missing Trees, as this week's #womensprizereadalong book. Join the
conversation over on Facebook and let us know your
thoughts. If you've already read this wonderful book, next
week we're diving into Louise Erdrich's The
Sentence.
I think we might need another bank holiday to get through all this
reading...
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Virtual
Shortlist Festival
We
are so excited to share the news of the internationally
acclaimed actors who will be performing readings of this year's
shortlisted novels at our virtual festival, with more to be
revealed...
They need no introduction, the legendary actors Gillian Anderson fresh from series three
of Sex Education, and
Harry Potter star Jason Isaacs.
Join us over three fantastic evenings to celebrate the
six novels and authors shortlisted for this year’s
Prize. We’ll be showcasing two authors and actors per night
on Monday 23rd, Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th May.
Your £25 pass will
buy you access to all three festival events, and you'll be able
to ask the authors questions live.
Don't delay, get your tickets today!
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Shortlist Readalong
For the next six weeks we will be choosing a
shortlisted novel to read together and discuss on social
media.
Looking for a deep dive into the book's themes? Each book on
the shortlist has a free-to-download bespoke reading guide.
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Bookshelfie: Joy Crookes
This week’s episode of the Women’s Prize podcast
features none other than singer-songwriter Joy Crookes.
You definitely won't want to miss Joy and host Vick
Hope chatting bell hooks, making ugly things beautiful and
being ‘slapped in the face’ by books.
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The Big Jubilee Read
To celebrate the Platinum Jubilee, The Big
Jubilee Read gathered together ten works of fiction for
every decade of the Queen’s record-breaking reign.
Seventy books might seem like a lot to tackle, so we’ve
selected fourteen books from exceptional women that we’ll be
reading from the list.
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We're thrilled to share this year's Women's Prize
for Fiction shortlist!
Chair of Judges, Mary Ann Sieghart said: "We were blessed
with an extraordinarily high quality of submissions this year,
which made whittling down the longlist from sixteen to
six particularly difficult. But the shortlist contains a
wonderfully diverse range of stories, subjects, settings and
authors. Our only problem now will be to identify the winner out of
these six brilliant novels."
Join the conversation and share your reaction using #WomensPrize.
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Watch the
shortlist reveal
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Join our
judges (Chair Mary Ann Sieghart, plus Lorraine Candy, Dorothy
Koomson, Anita Sethi and Pandora Sykes) as they reveal the
27th Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist.
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You're
invited to our Virtual Shortlist Festival
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The Women's Prize Virtual Shortlist
Festival is back!
Join Kate Mosse, our six shortlisted authors and a host of
celebrated actors for three unmissable literary events. Featuring
readings from the shortlisted novels, candid conversations and
the opportunity to put your questions to the authors, this is the
ultimate celebration of women's writing.
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