The Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in Non-Fiction written by women.

The Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction is an annual book prize that celebrates exceptional narrative non-fiction by women. The Prize promotes excellence in writing, robust research, original narrative voices and accessibility, showcasing women’s expertise across a range of fields.

Shortlist for Women's Prize for NonFiction 2025:

A Thousand Threads by Neneh Cherry
The Story of a Heart by Rachel Clarke
Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton
Agent Zo: The Untold Story of Courageous WW2 Resistance Fighter Elżbieta Zawacka by Clare Mulley
What the Wild Sea Can Be: The Future of the World’s Ocean by Helen Scales
Private Revolutions: Coming of Age in a New China by Yuan Yang