The shortlist has been released for the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction. The winner, who will be named June 12, receives £30,000 (about $38,705) and a limited edition bronze statuette known as the "Bessie," created and donated by artist Grizel Niven. This year's shortlisted titles are:
Good Girl by Aria Aber
All Fours by Miranda July
The Persians by Sanam Mahloudji
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout
The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden
Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis
Chair of judges Kit de Waal said: "Over the past six months, my fellow judges and I have been knee-deep in reading our submissions, consumed by the fully-realized worlds created by an incredible range of voices. Now that we arrive at the announcement of our shortlist, what seems absolutely apparent to me is how perfectly each of these six novels exemplify the original tenets of the prize: originality, accessibility and sheer brilliance. Our selection celebrates rich, multi-layered narratives that will surprise, move and delight the reader, all drawing on, in different ways, the importance of human connection. What is surprising and refreshing is to see so much humor, nuance and lightness employed by these novelists to shed light on challenging concepts. I'm in no doubt that these six novels will become the classics of the future."