Winner Announced Wednesday 3rd June 2009 - The Orange Prize for Fiction is the UKâs most prestigious book award for fiction written by a woman, celebrating excellence, originality and accessibility in womenâs 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 â shortlisted for 'The Wilderness'
Ellen Feldman â shortlisted for 'Scottsboro'
Samantha Hunt â shortlisted for 'The Invention Of Everything Else'
Marilynne Robinson â shortlisted for âHomeâ
Deirdre Madden â shortlisted for âMolly Foxâs Birthdayâ
Kamila Shamsie â shortlisted for âBurnt Shadowsâ
This year's Orange Award for New Writers shortlisted are:
Francesca Kay âShortlisted for âAn Equal Stillnessâ
Nami Mun â Shortlisted for âMiles from Nowhereâ
Ann Weisgarber- Shortlisted for âThe Personal History of Rachel DuPreeâ
The Orange Prize for Fiction ... Distributed by Tubemogul.