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Women's Prize for Fiction 2012

The 2012 Women's Prize for Fiction went to The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. 6 books made the shortlist and 20 the longlist.

Winner

  1. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Millersource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

  1. Foreign Bodies by Cynthia Ozicksource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyansource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Painter of Silence by Georgina Hardingsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. State of Wonder by Ann Patchettsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Forgotten Waltz by Anne Enrightsource (opens in a new tab)

Longlist

  1. Gillespie and I by Jane Harrissource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Island Of Wings by Karin Altenbergsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Lord of Misrule by Jaimy Gordonsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. On the Floor by Aifric Campbellsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Blue Book by A. L. Kennedysource (opens in a new tab)
  6. The Flying Man by Roopa Farookisource (opens in a new tab)
  7. The Grief of Others by Leah Hager Cohensource (opens in a new tab)
  8. The Night Circus by Erin Morgensternsource (opens in a new tab)
  9. The Pink Hotel by Anna Stothardsource (opens in a new tab)
  10. The Sealed Letter by Emma Donoghuesource (opens in a new tab)
  11. The Submission by Amy Waldmansource (opens in a new tab)
  12. The Translation of the Bones by Francesca Kaysource (opens in a new tab)
  13. There but for the by Ali Smithsource (opens in a new tab)
  14. Tides of War by Stella Tillyardsource (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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