The Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction is an annual prize created by the Women’s Prize Trust, a registered charity. It celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in Non-Fiction written by women. The Prize highlights ambitious, inspiring, and thought-provoking novels written by women in English and is awarded for books published in the previous year. The longlist was announced on February 11, and the shortlist will be announced on March 25. The winner will be announced on June 11, 2026.
For more information on the Women’s Prize for Nonfiction check out The Women’s Prize Trust’s website.
Nonfiction
| FINEST HOTEL IN KABUL: A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF AFGHANISTAN by Lyse Doucet (DB 133709 IN PROCESS) |
| INDIGNITY: A LIFE REIMAGINED by Lea Ypi (DB 133767 IN PROCESS) |
| MOTHER MARY COMES TO ME by Arundhati Roy (DB 132952) |
| GENIUS OF TREES: HOW THEY MASTERED THE ELEMENTS AND SHAPED THE WORLD by Harriet Rix (DB 132619) |
| DAUGHTERS OF THE BAMBOO GROVE: FROM CHINA TO AMERICA, A TRUE STORY OF ABDUCTION, ADOPTION, AND SEPARATED TWINS by Barbara Demick (DB 131346) |