Blake Morgan celebrates announcement of the 2026 Women’s Prize shortlists

Blake Morgan is proud to celebrate the announcement of the 2026 shortlists for both the Women’s Prize for Fiction and the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction.

The shortlists mark an important moment in the annual Women’s Prize calendar, recognising outstanding books by women from across the world and celebrating excellence, originality and creativity in writing. As a proud partner of the Women’s Prize and Official Legal Provider to the Women’s Prize Trust, Blake Morgan is delighted to continue supporting this globally respected initiative and its mission to ensure women’s voices are heard, valued and read.

The Women’s Prize Trust champions ambitious, accessible and original writing by women, while working to create greater gender equity within the literary world.

Both the Fiction and Non-Fiction shortlists reflect the breadth and depth of women’s writing today, spanning genres, themes and perspectives. The selected works explore complex personal and global issues, offering powerful insight and storytelling that resonate well beyond the literary sphere.

Full details of the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction and Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction shortlists are available on the Women’s Prize website here, alongside further information about the prizes, judges and shortlisted authors.

Michelle Davenport, Legal Director at Blake Morgan and a long-standing supporter of the Women’s Prize, commented:

The Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction shortlist in alphabetical order by author surname is:

• The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People’s History of Afghanistan by Lyse Doucet
• Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health by Daisy Fancourt
• Artists, Siblings, Visionaries: The lives and loves of Gwen and Augustus John by Judith Mackrell
• Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War by Jane Rogoyska
• Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy
• Nation of Strangers: Rebuilding Home in the 21st Century by Ece Temelkuran

The Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist in alphabetical order by author surname is:

• Flashlight by Susan Choi
• Dominion by Addie E. Citchens
• The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
• The Mercy Step by Marcia Hutchinson
• Kingfisher by Rozie Kelly
• Heart the Lover by Lily King

Blake Morgan has been a supporter of the Women’s Prize for a number of years, providing legal expertise to the Women’s Prize Trust and working in close partnership with the organisation as it continues to evolve and expand its reach. The firm is proud to stand alongside the Women’s Prize as it celebrates talented women writers and encourages readers of all backgrounds to engage with their work.

The winners of the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction and Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction will be announced 11 June at a summer party in Bedford Square Gardens, London.