Orange Prize for Fiction
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Orange Prize for Fiction
| Orange Prize for Fiction | |
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| Awarded for | Best full-length novel written in English by a woman of any nationality |
| Sponsor | Orange (1996–2012) |
| Presented by | Women's Prize for Fiction |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| First awarded | 1996 |
| Official website | Website |
The Orange Prize for Fiction (known as the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction from 2007 to 2008) is one of the United Kingdom's most prestigious literary prizes,[1][2][3] annually awarded to a female author of any nationality for the best original full-length novel written in English, and published in the United Kingdom in the preceding year.[4] The prize is sponsored by Orange, a telecommunications company. In 2012, it was announced Orange would be ending its sponsorship of the prize, and a new sponsor was being investigated.[5] The award is formally known as the Women's Prize for Fiction, the brand name will change based on the current sponsor.
The prize was established to recognise the contribution of female writers.[6][7] The winner of the prize receives £30,000, along with a bronze sculpture called the Bessie created by artist Grizel Niven, the sister of actor and writer David Niven.[8] Typically, a longlist of nominees is announced around March each year, followed by a shortlist in June; within days the winner is announced. The winner is selected by a board of "five leading women" each year.[9]
The prize has since spawned other awards including the Harper's Bazaar Broadband Short Story Competition, the Orange Award for New Writers, the Penguin/Orange Readers' Group Prize, and the Reading Book Group of the Year.[10][11]
In support of the 2004 award, the Orange Prize for Fiction published a list of 50 contemporary "essential reads". The books were chosen by a sample of 500 people attending the Guardian Hay festival and represent the audience's "must have" books by living UK writers. The list is called the Orange Prize for Fiction's "50 Essential Reads by Contemporary Authors".[12]
Winners and shortlisted writers
Main article: List of Orange Prize for Fiction winners
References
- ^ Pryor, Fiona (28 December 2007). "Life after Orange Prize success". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7137156.stm. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ Reynolds, Nigel (12 April 2008). "Small Island voted best Orange prize winner of past decade". Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1499760/Small-Island-voted-best-Orange-prize-winner-of-past-decade.html. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ Forna, Aminatta (11 June 2005). "Stranger than fiction". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2005/jun/11/orangeprizeforfiction2005.orangeprizeforfiction. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ "Entry rules and regulations". Orange. http://www.orangeprize.co.uk/show/feature/orange-faq-entry-rules-obpf. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ Benedicte Page (22 May 2012). "Orange to cease sponsorship of Fiction Prize". The Bookseller. http://www.thebookseller.com/news/orange-cease-sponsorship-fiction-prize.html.
- ^ "Why are the Orange Prize for Fiction and Award for New Writers only open to women?". Orange. http://www.orangeprize.co.uk/show/feature/orange-faq-why-only-open-to-women. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- ^ Merritt, Stephanie (28 October 2007). "The model of a modern writer". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2007/oct/28/fiction.stephaniemerritt. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- ^ "What do winners win?". Orange. http://www.orangeprize.co.uk/show/feature/orange-faq-what-do-winners-win. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ "Who judges the Prize for Fiction and Award for New Writers?". Orange. http://www.orangeprize.co.uk/show/feature/orange-faq-who-judges. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ Patrick O'Donnell (editor). The Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Fiction, see "Awards and Prizes" by Richard Todd, pp. 19–22.
- ^ Andrew Maunder (editor). The Facts On File Companion to the British Short Story, see "Awards and Prizes" by Vana Avegerinou, pp. 22–24.
- ^ "Harry's 'must-read' snub", London Evening Standard, 7 Jun 2004.
External links
- Orange Prize for Fiction, official website
- Shortlisted works for the Orange Prize at LibraryThing
- Orange Prize for Fiction's "50 Essential Reads by Contemporary Authors" at LibraryThing
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