The 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist is here!

The 2022 longlist for the Women’s Prize for Fiction was revealed overnight in London, with 16 incredible books up for the prestigious £30,000 prize.

Chair of judges and author Mary Ann Sieghart said:

‘Choosing just 16 novels from 175 submissions was a marathon task. After a lively and passionate discussion, my fellow judges were delighted to find that our 16 favourite novels were incredibly diverse, written by women of all ages from all over the world, covering different genres, and from publishers large and small. We are confident that this wonderful, eclectic and inspiring longlist will offer something to entrance every reader.’

The shortlist will be revealed on the 27th of April, and the winner on the 15th June. Read on for the full 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist!

The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini

Salt Lick by Lulu Allison

Careless by Kirsty Capes

Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey

The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

Flamingo by Rachel Elliott

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith

Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason

The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelson

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

This One Sky Day by Leone Ross

The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton

Creatures of Passage by Morowa Yejidé

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