Literary Fifteen 2023 - hosted by bodiesinbooks

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

Longlist of 15 books announced on March 8th.

Shortlist: 
Brown girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades
When we were sisters by Fatimah Asghar
What we fed to the manticore by Talia Lakshmi Kolluri
The sleeping car porter by Suzette Mayr
Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin

Winner:
When we were sisters by Fatimah Asghar
All books added
Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades

Brown Girls

Daphne Palasi Andreades

224 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective fast-paced
When We Were Sisters by Fatimah Asghar

When We Were Sisters

Fatimah Asghar

5 hours, 24 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

Woman of Light

Kali Fajardo-Anstine

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr

The Sleeping Car Porter

Suzette Mayr

219 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ emotional reflective medium-paced
What We Fed to the Manticore by Talia Lakshmi Kolluri

What We Fed to the Manticore

Talia Lakshmi Kolluri

200 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Furrows by Namwali Serpell

The Furrows

Namwali Serpell

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin

Elsewhere

Alexis Schaitkin

226 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction dystopian speculative fiction emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies by Tsering Yangzom Lama

We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies

Tsering Yangzom Lama

368 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary challenging emotional sad slow-paced
Junie by Chelene Knight

Junie

Chelene Knight

334 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Thank You, Mr. Nixon: Stories by Gish Jen

Thank You, Mr. Nixon: Stories

Gish Jen

272 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction short stories emotional informative reflective medium-paced