The longlist for the 2017 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction has been announced.

Here is the full longlist of 16 titles:

• Stay With Me by Ayòbámi Adébáyò
• The Power by Naomi Alderman
• Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood
• Little Deaths by Emma Flint
• The Mare by Mary Gaitskill
• The Dark Circle by Linda Grant
• The Lesser Bohemians by Eimear McBride
• Midwinter by Fiona Melrose
• The Sport of Kings by C.E. Morgan
• The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso
• The Lonely Hearts Hotel by Heather O’Neill
• The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
• Barkskins by Annie Proulx
• First Love by Gwendoline Riley
• Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien
• The Gustav Sonata by Rose Tremain

Tessa Ross, Chair of the judging panel, says: ‘The judges had an unusually large number of books of extraordinary quality to choose from this year, and so I can’t say that it was an easy process to come up with a list as short as sixteen. However, we’re all thrilled by where we’ve ended up and truly excited by the quality and range of talent on this year’s longlist. It’s a great showcase for the very best contemporary women’s fiction – we hope that it will inspire readers everywhere.’

The Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction – previously known as the Orange Prize for Fiction – celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in women’s writing from throughout the world. The winner receives a cheque for £30,000 and a limited edition bronze known as a ‘Bessie’, created and donated by the artist Grizel Niven. Both are anonymously endowed.

The 2016 shortlist of the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction will be announced on Monday 11 April. Find out more about here.