Orange Prize For Fiction 2009

Winner Announced Wednesday 3rd June 2009 - The Orange Prize for Fiction is the UK’s most prestigious book award for fiction written by a woman, celebrating excellence, originality and accessibility in women’s writing. The winner will receive a cheque for £30,000 and a limited edition bronze known as a Bessie, created and donated by the artist Grizel Niven. Both are anonymously endowed.

This year's Orange Price for Fiction shortlisted are:

Samantha Harvey – shortlisted for 'The Wilderness'
Ellen Feldman – shortlisted for 'Scottsboro'
Samantha Hunt – shortlisted for 'The Invention Of Everything Else'
Marilynne Robinson – shortlisted for ‘Home’
Deirdre Madden – shortlisted for ‘Molly Fox’s Birthday’
Kamila Shamsie – shortlisted for ‘Burnt Shadows’

This year's Orange Award for New Writers shortlisted are:

Francesca Kay –Shortlisted for ‘An Equal Stillness’
Nami Mun – Shortlisted for ‘Miles from Nowhere’
Ann Weisgarber- Shortlisted for ‘The Personal History of Rachel DuPree’

The Orange Prize for Fiction 2009 awards ceremony will take place on Wednesday 3 June 2009 in The Clore Ballroom of The Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre from 6.00pm.

For more information on the awards please visit www.orangeprize.co.uk Distributed by Tubemogul.

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