Orange Prize for Fiction

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• UK
• found in 1996
• annual
• novel by a female author of any nationality, written in English and published in the UK in the preceding year
• prize: £30,000, and a bronze sculpture called the "Bessie" created by artist Grizel Niven, the sister of actor/writer David Niven
• intention: "to try to introduce a prize that would be less traditional and that would put readers at the centre"
• related prizes (also Booktrust): New Writing Ventures (National prizes and awards for emerging writers in poetry, fiction and non-fiction, launched by The New Writing Partnership), The Kim Scott Walwyn Prize (A prize for women in publishing in Britain), Early Years Awards (formerly Sainsbury's Baby Book Award), Booktrust Teenage Prize (Recognising and celebrating contemporary teenage fiction), Nestlé Children's Book Prize (For the best work of fiction or poetry for children in three age categories - up to 11 years, formerly the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize), John Llewellyn Rhys Prize

2008

News

• The Guardian, Comment, "Literature is alright, still", by Maya Jaggi, December 13, 2007 incl. a discussion the literary status of the Orange
• Guardian Unlimited: Arts blog - books, "Do we really need stars to shed light on literature?", by Nicholas Lezard, December 12, 2007
• Guardian Unlimited, "'Passionate reader' Lily Allen joins Orange prize judges", by Michelle Pauli, December 12, 2007

Judges

• the broadcaster Kirsty Lang, (chair)
• the novelist Philippa Gregory
• the writer Bel Mooney
• Lisa Allardice, editor of the Guardian Review
• 22-year old musician and youngest other judge on the panel, Lily Allen

2007

• dates: longlist-19 March 2007 — shortlist-17 April 2007 — Award ceremony-6 June 2007

Winners

• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Half of a Yellow Sun (2006)

Shortlist

Longlist

Judges

• Muriel Gray (chair)
• Kathryn Hughes
• Maya Jaggi
• Marian Keyes
• Kate Saunders

2006

Winners

• Zadie Smith, On Beauty (2005)

Shortlist

• Sarah Waters, The Night Watch Virago (2006)
• Hilary Mantel, Beyond Black (2005)
• Ali Smith, The Accidental (2004)

2005

Orange of Oranges

• Andrea Levy, Small Island (2004)

Winners

• Lionel Shriver, We need to Talk About Kevin (2003)

Shortlist

• Marina Lewycka, A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian (2005)

2004

Winners

• Andrea Levy, Small Island (2004)

Shortlist

• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus (2003)

2003

Winners

• Valerie Martin, Property (2003)

Shortlist

• Zadie Smith, The Autograph Man (2002)

2002

Winners

• Ann Patchett, Bel Canto (2001)

2001

Winners

• Kate Grenville, The Idea of Perfection (1999)

Shortlist

• Zadie Smith, White Teeth (2000)

2000

Winners

• Linda Grant, When I Lived in Modern Times (2000)

1999

Winners

• Suzanne Berne, A Crime in the Neighborhood (1997)

1998

Winners

• Carol Shields, Larry's Party (1997)

1997

Winners

• Anne Michaels, Fugitive Pieces (1997)

1996

Winners

• Helen Dunmore, A Spell of Winter (1995)