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Books That Have Been Shortlisted for Women's Fiction Prize (1996-2020)

This list includes all of the books on the short list for the Women's Fiction Prize (f.k.a.The Orange Fiction Prize and the Bailey's Fiction Prize).
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Ladder of Years (Anne Tyler)
Ladder of Years
1
Anne Tyler
A Spell of Winter (Helen Dunmore)
A Spell of Winter
2
Helen Dunmore
Eveless Eden (Marianne Wiggins)
Eveless Eden
3
Marianne Wiggins
The Hundred Secret Senses (Amy Tan)
The Hundred Secret Senses
4
Amy Tan
Spinsters (Pagan Kennedy)
Spinsters
5
Pagan Kennedy
The Book of Colour (Julia Blackburn)
The Book of Colour
6
Julia Blackburn
Fugitive Pieces (Anne Michaels)
Fugitive Pieces
7
Anne Michaels
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
8
Margaret Atwood
One by One in the Darkness (Deirdre Madden)
One by One in the Darkness
9
Deirdre Madden
Hen's Teeth (Manda Scott)
Hen's Teeth
10
Manda Scott
I Was Amelia Earhart (Jane Mendelsohn)
I Was Amelia Earhart
11
Jane Mendelsohn
Accordian Crimes (E Annie Proulx)
Accordian Crimes
12
E Annie Proulx
Larry's Party (Carol Shields)
Larry's Party
13
Carol Shields
The Weight of Water
The Weight of Water
14
The Ventriloquist's Tale (Pauline Melville)
The Ventriloquist's Tale
15
Pauline Melville
The Magician's Assisranr (Ann Patchett)
The Magician's Assisranr
16
Ann Patchett
Lives of Monster Dogs (Kirsten Bakis)
Lives of Monster Dogs
17
Kirsten Bakis
Love Like Hate Adore (Deirdre Purcell)
Love Like Hate Adore
18
Deirdre Purcell
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
19
Barbara Kingsolver
Paradise (Toni Morrison)
Paradise
20
Toni Morrison
A Crime in the Neighbourhood (Suzanne Berne)
A Crime in the Neighbourhood
21
Suzanne Berne
The Short History of a Prince (Jane Hamilton)
The Short History of a Prince
22
Jane Hamilton
The Leper's Companions (Julia Blackburn)
The Leper's Companions
23
Julia Blackburn
Visible Worlds (Marilyn Bowering)
Visible Worlds
24
Marilyn Bowering
When I Lived in Modern Times (Linda Grant)
When I Lived in Modern Times
25
Linda Grant
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
26
Zadie Smith
Amy and Isabelle (Elizabeth Strout)
Amy and Isabelle
27
Elizabeth Strout
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Rebecca Wells)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
28
Rebecca Wells
The Dancers Dancing (Éilís Ní Dhuibhne)
The Dancers Dancing
29
Éilís Ní Dhuibhne
If I Told You Once (Judy Budnitz)
If I Told You Once
30
Judy Budnitz
The Idea of Perfection (Kate Grenville)
The Idea of Perfection
31
Kate Grenville
Horse Heaven (Jane Smiley)
Horse Heaven
32
Jane Smiley
Homestead (Rosina Lippi)
Homestead
33
Rosina Lippi
Ali Smith: Hotel World
Ali Smith: Hotel World
34
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
35
Margaret Atwood
Fred & Edie (Jill Dawson)
Fred & Edie
36
Jill Dawson
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
37
Ann Patchett
The Seige (Helen Dunsmore)
The Seige
38
Helen Dunsmore
No Bones (Anna Burns)
No Bones
39
Anna Burns
The White Family (Maggie Gee)
The White Family
40
Maggie Gee
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