Blake Morgan celebrates the announcement of the 2026 Women’s Prize Longlists
Blake Morgan is proud to celebrate the announcement of the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction and 2026 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction longlists.
The longlists are two outstanding collections of books that continue to champion exceptional women’s writing across the world. As the Official Legal Provider to the Women’s Prize Trust, Blake Morgan is delighted to continue supporting the charity’s mission to amplify women’s voices and promote greater gender equity in literature.
The Women’s Prize Trust works to ensure that every woman’s story has a place in our cultural landscape, a mission Blake Morgan strongly shares.
Michelle Davenport, Legal Director at Blake Morgan, commented:
We are honoured to continue supporting the Women’s Prize Trust as it celebrates and elevates women’s writing. These longlists showcase extraordinary talent and powerful perspectives that enrich our understanding of the world. At Blake Morgan, we believe that championing gender equity strengthens not only the literary community but society as a whole.
Women’s Prize for Fiction 2026 longlist
The 2026 Prize for Fiction longlist features 16 novels, spanning debuts, international voices, and works from independent publishers. Julia Gillard, Chair of Judges, praised the list as “a treasure trove” that demonstrates “the power of fiction to examine the messy business of being human”.
The longlist includes:
- Gloria Don’t Speak – Lucy Apps
- Paradiso 17 – Hannah Lillith Assadi
- Moderation – Elaine Castillo
- Flashlight – Susan Choi
- Dominion – Addie E. Citchens
- The Benefactors – Wendy Erskine
- The Correspondent – Virginia Evans
- The Mercy Step – Marcia Hutchinson
- The Others – Sheena Kalayil
- Kingfisher – Rozie Kelly
- Heart the Lover – Lily King
- Audition – Katie Kitamura
- A Guardian and a Thief – Megha Majumdar
- Wild Dark Shore – Charlotte McConaghy
- The Best of Everything – Kit de Waal
- A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing – Alice Evelyn Yang
Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction 2026 longlist
This year’s 16‑book Non-Fiction longlist spans memoir, science, politics, history, biography and more. Chair of Judges Thangam Debbonaire described the longlist as “compelling” and “hopeful,” highlighting works that are “rigorous and researched, lyrical and flowing” and written with striking originality.
The longlist includes:
- Daughters of the Bamboo Grove – Barbara Demick
- The Finest Hotel in Kabul – Lyse Doucet
- Don’t Let It Break You, Honey – Jenny Evans
- Art Cure – Daisy Fancourt
- With the Law on Our Side – Lady Hale
- To Be Young, Gifted and Black – Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason
- Artists, Siblings, Visionaries – Judith Mackrell
- Ask Me How It Works – Deepa Paul
- Death of an Ordinary Man – Sarah Perry
- The Genius of Trees – Harriet Rix
- Hotel Exile – Jane Rogoyska
- Mother Mary Comes to Me – Arundhati Roy
- Finding Albion – Zakia Sewell
- To Exist As I Am – Grace Spence Green
- Nation of Strangers – Ece Temelkuran
- Indignity – Lea Ypi
As both longlists show, the Women’s Prize continues to showcase the breadth, diversity and brilliance of women’s writing today. Blake Morgan is honoured to support this important work and looks forward to celebrating the shortlisted authors in the months ahead.
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