Christchurch City Libraries lists literary prize winners and links to catalogue searches, but we may not hold copies of all titles mentioned.
The Women's Prize for Non-Fiction is a major 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 Prize will be awarded annually and is open to all women writers from across the globe who are published in the UK and writing in English. The winner of the 2026 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction, sponsored by Findmypast, will receive £30,000 and a limited-edition artwork known as the ‘Charlotte’ sculpted by Ann Christopher RA FRSS, and both gifted by the Charlotte Aitken Trust.
The Women's Prize for Non-Fiction is an annual book prize inaugurated in 2024 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.
A shortlist of six will be announced 25 March 2026. The winner of the 2026 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction will be revealed on Thursday 11 June 2026 at the Women’s Prize Trust’s summer party in Bedford Square Gardens, London (along with the winner of its sister prize, the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction).
The Prize for Non-fiction is announced at the same ceremony as the Women's Prize for Fiction which began in 2013.
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2026 longlist
- Daughters of the Bamboo Grove: China’s Stolen Children and a Story of Separated Twins Barbara Demick
- The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People’s History of Afghanistan Lyse Doucet
- Don’t Let It Break You, Honey: A Memoir About Saving Yourself Jenny Evans
- Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health Daisy Fancourt
- With the Law on Our Side: How the Law Works for Everyone and How We Can Make It Work Better Lady Hale
- To Be Young, Gifted and Black: Creativity and Race in the 21st Century Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason
- Artists, Siblings, Visionaries: The Lives and Loves of Gwen and Augustus John Judith Mackrell
- Ask Me How It Works: Love in an Open Marriage Deepa Paul
- Death of an Ordinary Man Sarah Perry
- The Genius of Trees: How Trees Mastered the Elements and Shaped the World Harriet Rix
- Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War Jane Rogoyska
- Mother Mary Comes to Me Arundhati Roy
- Finding Albion: Myth, Folklore and the Quest for a Hidden Britain Zakia Sewell
- To Exist As I Am: A Doctor’s Notes on Recovery and Radical Acceptance Grace Spence Green
- Nation of Strangers: Rebuilding Home in the 21st Century Ece Temelkuran
- Indignity: A Life Reimagined Lea Ypi
2025
- The Story of a Heart Rachel Clarke Winner
- A Thousand Threads Neneh Cherry
- Raising Hare Chloe Dalton
- Agent Zo: The Untold Story of Fearless WW2 Resistance Fighter Elżbieta Zawacka Clare Mulley
- What the Wild Sea Can Be: The Future of the World’s Ocean Helen Scales
- Private Revolutions: Coming of Age in a New China Yuan Yang
2024
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Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World Naomi Klein Winner
Read Troy's review of Doppelganger - Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death Laura Cumming
- A Flat Place Noreen Masud
- All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake Tiya Miles
- Code-Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI Madhumita Murgia
- How to Say Babylon: A Jamaican Memoir Safiya Sinclair