It’s almost longlist time for the Women’s Prize for Fiction which will be celebrating its thirtieth year this time around. Tuesday March 4th is the date to add your diary. Only novels written by women in English published between April 1st 2024 and March 31st 2025 qualify. I’ve followed the same format as previous years, limiting myself to novels that I’ve read and indulging in a fantasy list rather than making predictions as to what the judges might come up with. So, in no particular order, here’s my wish list for the 2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction all with links to my reviews apart from Elegy, Southwest and This is a Love Story which I’ll be reviewing in the next few weeks.
Blue Hour Our London Lives Waiting for a Party
Confessions The Artist This is a Love Story
Elegy, Southwest
Fewer candidates for me this year than last which probably reflects my own reading. As usual, several of the novels above appear more in hope than expectation but I’d be delighted if any one of these ten snags the judges’ attention. Hopes are particularly high for Our London Lives.
Any titles you’d like to see on their list?
