The 2010 Orange Prize for Fiction longlist has just been announced. The Orange Prize recognises the writing of female authors as it 'is awarded to the woman who, in the opinion of the judges, has written the best, eligible full-length novel in English'. Here is the 2010 longlist:
- The Very Thought of You by Rosie Alison (out in Australia next month)
- The Rehearsal by Eleanor Catton
- Savage Lands by Clare Clark (out in Australia in May)
- Hearts and Minds by Amanda Craig
- The Way Things Look to Me by Roopa Farooki
- The Twisted Heart by Rebecca Gowers
- This is How by M.J. Hyland
- Small Wars by Sadie Jones
- The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
- Secret Son by Laila Lalami
- The Long Song by Andrea Levy
- Black Water Rising by Attica Locke
- Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
- The Wilding by Maria McCann (out in Australia next month)
- Black Mamba Boy by Nadifa Mohamed (out in Australia next month)
- A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore
- The White Woman on the Green Bicycle by Monique Roffey
- The Still Point by Amy Sackville (out in Australia next month)
- The Help by Kathryn Stockett
- The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
The shortlist will be announced on April 20, with the eventual winner to be revealed on June 9 2010.
