The Women’s Prize for Fiction at 30

  • Thu 21 Aug 15:30 - 16:30
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The Women’s Prize for Fiction at 30

Over three decades the Women's Prize for Fiction has established itself as one of the greatest celebrations of female creativity in the world. Scan your bookshelves and you are guaranteed to spot a former winner, from Barbara Kingsolver to Zadie Smith. Join this year's chair of judges Kit de Waal, author and judge Diana Evans, and two-time longlisted author Laila Lalami as they talk to Sam Baker, and look back on the prize's pioneering origins, and consider its lasting legacy.

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