Literary Fifteen 2024 - hosted by bodiesinbooks

The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
The first major English-language literary award to celebrate creativity and excellence in fiction by women and non-binary writers in Canada and the United States.

Longlist announced on March 8th.

Shortlist to be announced on April 9th.
Winner to be announced on May 13th.
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What We Fed to the Manticore by Talia Lakshmi Kolluri

What We Fed to the Manticore

Talia Lakshmi Kolluri

4 hours, 56 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Loot by Tania James

Loot

Tania James

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

I Have Some Questions for You

Rebecca Makkai

448 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary mystery thriller dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Dances by Nicole Cuffy

Dances

Nicole Cuffy

288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Daughter by Claudia Dey

Daughter

Claudia Dey

272 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Coleman Hill by Kim Coleman Foote

Coleman Hill

Kim Coleman Foote

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan

Brotherless Night

V.V. Ganeshananthan

368 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Between Two Moons by Aisha Abdel Gawad

Between Two Moons

Aisha Abdel Gawad

321 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

Birnam Wood

Eleanor Catton

424 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Future by Catherine Leroux

The Future

Catherine Leroux

309 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary speculative fiction dark mysterious sad slow-paced