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Women's Prize for Fiction 2009

The 2009 Women's Prize for Fiction went to Home by Marilynne Robinson. 6 books made the shortlist and 20 the longlist.

Winner

  1. Home by Marilynne Robinsonsource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

  1. Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsiesource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Molly Fox’s Birthday by Deirdre Maddensource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Scottsboro by Ellen Feldmansource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Huntsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Wilderness by Samantha Harveysource (opens in a new tab)

Longlist

  1. A Mercy by Toni Morrisonsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeldsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Blonde Roots by Bernardine Evaristosource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Evening Is the Whole Day by Preeta Samarasansource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Girl in a Blue Dress by Gaynor Arnoldsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Intuition by Allegra Goodmansource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Love Marriage by V. V. Ganeshananthansource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Strange Music by Laura Fishsource (opens in a new tab)
  9. The Flying Troutmans by Miriam Toewssource (opens in a new tab)
  10. The Household Guide to Dying by Debra Adelaidesource (opens in a new tab)
  11. The Lost Dog by Michelle de Kretsersource (opens in a new tab)
  12. The Personal History of Rachel DuPree by Ann Weisgarbersource (opens in a new tab)
  13. The Russian Dreambook of Color and Flight by Gina Ochsnersource (opens in a new tab)
  14. Their Finest Hour And A Half by Lissa Evanssource (opens in a new tab)

About the Women's Prize for Fiction

Orange Prize to 2012, Baileys Women's Prize 2014-2017. Non-Fiction category from its first year, 2024. Sources: womensprize.com library (book list per prize year and prize type from the site's WordPress REST API; tier from each book's library page, e.g. 'Shortlisted for the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction'). No Wikipedia used.

Organization: Women's Prize Trust. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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