The Orange Prize for Fiction is awarded to the woman who, in the opinion of the judges, has written the best, eligible full-length novel in English. The prize is open to any full length novel, written in English by a woman of any nationality, provided that the novel is published for the first time in the United Kingdom between 1 April of the year before the prize is awarded and 31 March of the year in which the prize is awarded.
For 2010, included in the longlist are:
Roopa Farooki The Way Things Look to Me (Pan Books)
Rosie Alison The Very Thought of You (Alma Books)
Eleanor Catton The Rehearsal (Granta)
Clare Clark Savage Lands (Harvill Secker)
Amanda Craig Hearts and Minds (Little, Brown)
Rebecca Gowers The Twisted Heart (Canongate)
M J Hyland This is How (Canongate)
Sadie Jones Small Wars (Chatto & Windus)
Barbara Kingsolver The Lacuna (Faber)
Laila Lalami Secret Son (Viking)
Andrea Levy The Long Song (Headline Review)
Attica Locke Black Water Rising (Serpent’s Tail)
Hilary Mantel Wolf Hall (Fourth Estate)
Maria McCann The Wilding (Faber)
Nadifa Mohamed Black Mamba Boy (HarperCollins)
Lorrie Moore A Gate at the Stairs (Faber)
Monique Roffey The White Woman on the Green Bicycle (Simon and Schuster)
Amy Sackville The Still Point (Portobello Books)
Kathryn Stockett The Help (Fig Tree)
Sarah Waters The Little Stranger (Virago)
Roopa Farooki was born in Lahore in Pakistan, and brought up in London. She graduated from New College, Oxford in 1995 and worked in advertising before turning to write fiction. Her debut novel Bitter Sweets was shortlisted for the 2007 Orange New Writers Award. She now lives in south-west France with her husband and two young sons.
The shortlist for the Orange Award for New Writers will be announced on 13th April, followed by the Orange Prize for Fiction shortlist on 20th April. The winners of both will be announced at a ceremony on 9th June.
For 2010, included in the longlist are:
Roopa Farooki The Way Things Look to Me (Pan Books)
Rosie Alison The Very Thought of You (Alma Books)
Eleanor Catton The Rehearsal (Granta)
Clare Clark Savage Lands (Harvill Secker)
Amanda Craig Hearts and Minds (Little, Brown)
Rebecca Gowers The Twisted Heart (Canongate)
M J Hyland This is How (Canongate)
Sadie Jones Small Wars (Chatto & Windus)
Barbara Kingsolver The Lacuna (Faber)
Laila Lalami Secret Son (Viking)
Andrea Levy The Long Song (Headline Review)
Attica Locke Black Water Rising (Serpent’s Tail)
Hilary Mantel Wolf Hall (Fourth Estate)
Maria McCann The Wilding (Faber)
Nadifa Mohamed Black Mamba Boy (HarperCollins)
Lorrie Moore A Gate at the Stairs (Faber)
Monique Roffey The White Woman on the Green Bicycle (Simon and Schuster)
Amy Sackville The Still Point (Portobello Books)
Kathryn Stockett The Help (Fig Tree)
Sarah Waters The Little Stranger (Virago)
Roopa Farooki was born in Lahore in Pakistan, and brought up in London. She graduated from New College, Oxford in 1995 and worked in advertising before turning to write fiction. Her debut novel Bitter Sweets was shortlisted for the 2007 Orange New Writers Award. She now lives in south-west France with her husband and two young sons.
The shortlist for the Orange Award for New Writers will be announced on 13th April, followed by the Orange Prize for Fiction shortlist on 20th April. The winners of both will be announced at a ceremony on 9th June.
