Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist Available Via Falvey
By Shawn Proctor
The Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist was recently announced, and Falvey Library has acquired the full longlist of books (along with many other DEI-focused award-winning or nominated books). A special landing page will help patrons learn what titles have been added and how to search for them within the Library’s collection. See the full list at the bottom of this blog!
“The Women’s Prize for Fiction is a celebration of women’s creativity and literary achievements. We’re excited to offer the Women’s Prize longlist from this year forward as part of an initiative to diversify our shelves. One of our vendor partners, Gobi, is offering an approval plan based on DEI-focused literary prizes, so a curated list of award-winning titles will be highlighted in the main collection,” says Danielle Dempsey, MLIS, Metrics and Assessment Librarian.
In fall 2023, Falvey Library introduced a new collection of print books that have been nominated for or awarded the diversity-focused prizes listed on this page. This highlighted collection aligns with Falvey Library’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Collection Development Statement, which informs collection development in all subject areas across the Library.
Please note: the Women’s Prize also launched an inaugural non-fiction prize, which is also exciting and worth a look!
- Hangman by Maya Binyam, published by ONE (Pushkin Press)
- In Defence of the Act by Effie Black, published by époque press
- And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott, published by Allen & Unwin
- The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright, published by Jonathan Cape
- The Maiden by Kate Foster, published by Mantle
- Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan, published by Viking
- Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate Grenville, published by Canongate Books
- Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad, published by Jonathan Cape
- Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy, published by Faber & Faber
- 8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster by Mirinae Lee, published by Virago
- The Blue, Beautiful World by Karen Lord, published by Gollancz
- Western Lane by Chetna Maroo, published by Picador
- Nightbloom by Peace Adzo Medie, published by Oneworld
- Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan, published by Jonathan Cape
- River East, River West by Aube Rey Lescure, published by Duckworth Books
- A Trace of Sun by Pam Williams, published by Legend Press
Shawn Proctor, MFA, is Communication and Marketing Program Manager at Falvey Library.