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Women's Prize for Fiction 2022

The 2022 Women's Prize for Fiction went to The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki. 6 books made the shortlist and 16 the longlist.

Winner

  1. The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozekisource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

  1. Great Circle by Maggie Shipsteadsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Masonsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostinisource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafaksource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Sentence by Louise Erdrichsource (opens in a new tab)

Longlist

  1. Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmithsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Careless by Kirsty Capessource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Creatures of Passage by Morowa Yejidésource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Flamingo by Rachel Elliottsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgeysource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Salt Lick by Lulu Allisonsource (opens in a new tab)
  7. The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  8. The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Waltonsource (opens in a new tab)
  9. The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Hellersource (opens in a new tab)
  10. This One Sky Day by Leone Rosssource (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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