Resolution criteria

This market will resolve to the book that is officially announced as the winner of the 2026 Women's Prize for Fiction.

• Source of Truth: The announcement will be made on the official Women's Prize website and their verified social media channels.

• Key Date: The winner is scheduled to be announced at the awards ceremony on Thursday, June 11, 2026.

• Edge cases: If the prize is split, the resolution will be split 50/50 between the winners. If for some reason the prize is delayed the market will be delayed, but no later than December 31st 2026.

Background

The Women's Prize for Fiction is a prestigous literary prize in the UK. It is awarded annually to a female author of any nationality for the best original full-length novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom in the preceding year.

The six options in this market represent the complete shortlist for the 2026 Women's Prize for Fiction, which was announced on April 22, 2026. The shortlist features four debut novels and two works by established authors.

The 2026 judging panel is chaired by Julia Gillard, the former Prime Minister of Australia. She is joined by judges Mona Arshi, Salma El-Wardany, Cariad Lloyd, and Annie Macmanus.