Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

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Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
Awarded forEnglish literature by female or non-binary writers in Canada or the United States
Reward(s) US$150,000 (2024)
First awarded3 May 2023;13 months ago (2023-05-03)
Last awarded13 May 2024;40 days ago (2024-05-13)
Currently held by V. V. Ganeshananthan, Brotherless Night (2024)
Website carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com

The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction is a North American literary award, created in 2020 to honour literature by women. [1] The annual prize will award US$ 150,000 to the winning work and US$ 12,500 to each of the shortlisted finalists, making it one of the world's richest literary awards. [2]

The prize is awarded to a Canadian or American woman or non-binary writer for a work published in English. [2] French-language literature by Canadians, and Spanish-language literature by Americans, will be eligible when published in an English translation. [2] Submissions are judged by a jury that includes at least one Canadian, one American and one international judge. [2] Novelist Carol Shields was selected as the namesake of the award, both in honour of her record as an advocate and mentor for women writers and because of her status as a dual citizen of both countries. [3] The winner will also receive a residency at the Fogo Island writers' retreat. [4] In addition, the winner will also select an emerging female or non-binary writer, who will receive a year-long mentorship. [4]

The prize was created by Canadian novelist Susan Swan and editor Janice Zawerbny, with an organizing committee that includes noted women literary figures such as Alice Munro, Dionne Brand, Jane Urquhart, Charlotte Gray, Margaret Atwood, Marie-Claire Blais, Natasha Trethewey, Jane Smiley, Francine Prose and Erica Jong. [3] Alexandra Skoczylas is the current chief executive officer. [5]

The first award was in 2023, with the longlist announced on March 8, the shortlist on April 6 and the winner on May 4. [6] The 2024 award was announced on 13 May. [7]

Nominees and winners

Nominees for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
YearJuryAuthorBookResultRef
2023 Fatimah Asghar When We Were Sisters Winner [8] [9]
Daphne Palasi Andreades Brown GirlsShortlist [10]
Talia Lakshmi Kolluri What We Fed to the Manticore
Suzette Mayr The Sleeping Car Porter
Alexis Schaitkin Elsewhere
Andrea Barrett Natural HistoryLonglist [11]
Lisa Hsiao Chen Activities of Daily Living
Francine Cunningham God Isn't Here Today
Kali Fajardo-Anstine Woman of Light
Liana Finck Let There Be Light
Emma Hooper We Should Not Be Afraid of the Sky
Gish Jen Thank You, Mr. Nixon
Chelene Knight Junie
Tsering Yangzom Lama We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies
Namwali Serpell The Furrows
2024 V. V. Ganeshananthan Brotherless NightWinner [12]
Eleanor Catton Birnam Wood Shortlist [13]
Claudia Dey Daughter
Kim Coleman Foote Coleman Hill
Janika Oza A History of Burning
Lisa Alward CocktailLonglist [14]
Nicole Cuffy Dances
Aisha Abdel Gawad Between Two Moons
Tania James Loot
Juliana Lamy You Were Watching from the Sand
Catherine Leroux The Future
Rebecca Makkai I Have Some Questions for You
Mona Susan Power A Council of Dolls
Anuja Varghese Chrysalis
C Pam Zhang Land of Milk and Honey

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