transcendent kingdom shortlisted for the women's prize for fiction 2021

Sadly, we had to let some very deserving books go but we’re confident that we have chosen sixteen standout novels that represent a truly wide and varied range of fiction by women that reflects multiple perspectives, narrative styles and preoccupations. The list features six debut novels, as well as a previously longlisted author ( Amanda Craig) and one previous winner who has also been shortlisted twice before ( Ali Smith).Ĭhair of judges and novelist Bernardine Evaristo, says : ‘ We read so many brilliant novels for this year’s prize and had an energetic judging session where we discussed our passions, opinions and preferences. The novels span a range of different global settings, from South London to Deep South Ghana, Hong Kong, Barbados, Brooklyn and a fantasy realm. This year’s longlist honours both new and well-established writers and a range of genres and themes – family (twins and siblings, mother-daughter relationships) motherhood rural poverty and isolation addiction identity and belonging race and class grief and happiness coming-of-age and later life.

transcendent kingdom shortlisted for the women

Torrey Peters – Detransition, Baby (Serpent’s Tail).Kathleen McMahon – Nothing But Blue Sky (Sandycove Press).Annabel Lyon – Consent (Atlantic Books).Patricia Lockwood – No One is Talking About This (Bloomsbury Circus).Cherie Jones – How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House (Tinder Press).Yaa Gyasi – Transcendent Kingdom (Viking Books).Claire Fuller – Unsettled Ground (Fig Tree).Dawn French – Because Of You (Michael Joseph).Avni Doshi – Burnt Sugar (Hamish Hamilton).Naoise Dolan – Exciting Times (Weidenfeld & Nicolson).Amanda Craig – The Golden Rule (Little, Brown).

Susanna Clarke – Piranesi (Bloomsbury Publishing).

Clare Chambers – Small Pleasures (Weidenfeld & Nicolson).Brit Bennett – The Vanishing Half (Dialogue Books).The 2021 longlisted titles are as follows (alphabetical by surname) : Now in its 26 th year, the Prize shines a spotlight on outstanding, ambitious, original fiction written in English by women from anywhere in the world. Wednesday 10 March 2021, 18:00 GMT : The Women’s Prize for Fiction – one of the biggest annual, international celebrations of women’s creativity – today announces the 2021 longlist.

Transcendent kingdom shortlisted for the women's prize for fiction 2021