Women's Prize Reveals Hopeful Longlist

- The Women's Prize for Non-Fiction's 16-book longlist was curated by a judging panel chaired by Thangam Debbonaire, a cultural strategist and politician. The panel also includes engineer and author Roma Agrawal, wellbeing entrepreneur Nicola Elliott, novelist Nina Stibbe, and judge and author Nicola Williams. - The winner of the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction, to be announced on June 11, 2026, will receive £30,000 and a statuette called the 'Charlotte'. The shortlist will be revealed prior to the winner's announcement on March 25, 2026. - The Dublin Literary Award is one of the world's richest literary prizes for a single novel. The unique nomination process involves public libraries from around the globe, with 400 library systems in 177 countries invited to submit titles. - For the 2026 Dublin Literary Award, 69 titles were nominated by 80 libraries from 36 countries. If a translated work wins, the author receives €75,000 and the translator receives €25,000 of the total prize money. - Sally Rooney's fourth novel, "Intermezzo," delves into themes of grief, sibling dynamics, and romantic relationships through the story of two brothers mourning their father's death. - Niamh Ní Mhaoleoin's debut novel, "Ordinary Saints," explores a queer Irish woman's return to her devout Catholic family as they pursue the canonization of her late brother. The book was inspired by the real-life case of Carlo Acutis, a teenager set to become the first millennial saint. - The shortlist for the Dublin Literary Award will be announced on April 7, 2026, with the winner being revealed on May 21, 2026, as part of the International Literature Festival Dublin. - Other notable authors on the 20-book longlist for the Dublin Literary Award include Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Alan Hollinghurst, and Ocean Vuong.