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.

The Shortlist for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2026:

The Shortlist for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2026:

• The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People’s History of Afghanistan by Lyse Doucet 
• Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health by Daisy Fancourt 
• Artists, Siblings, Visionaries: The lives and loves of Gwen and Augustus John by Judith Mackrell 
• Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War by Jane Rogoyska 
• Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy 
• Nation of Strangers: Rebuilding Home in the 21st Century 

The longlist for Women's Prize for NonFiction 2026:

• Daughters of the Bamboo Grove: China’s Stolen Children and a Story of Separated Twins by Barbara Demick 
• The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People’s History of Afghanistan by Lyse Doucet 
• Don’t Let It Break You, Honey: A Memoir About Saving Yourself by Jenny Evans 
• Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health by Daisy Fancourt 
• With the Law on Our Side: How the Law Works for Everyone and How We Can Make It Work Better by Lady Hale 
• To Be Young, Gifted and Black: Creativity and Race in the 21st Century by Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason
• Artists, Siblings, Visionaries: The Lives and Loves of Gwen and Augustus John by Judith Mackrell 
• Ask Me How It Works: Love in an Open Marriage by Deepa Paul 
• Death of an Ordinary Man by Sarah Perry 
• The Genius of Trees: How Trees Mastered the Elements and Shaped the World by Harriet Rix 
• Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War by Jane Rogoyska 
• Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy 
• Finding Albion: Myth, Folklore and the Quest for a Hidden Britain by Zakia Sewell 
• To Exist As I Am: A Doctor’s Notes on Recovery and Radical Acceptance by Grace Spence Green 
• Nation of Strangers: Rebuilding Home in the 21st Century by Ece Temelkuran 
• Indignity: A Life Reimagined by Lea Ypi