BOOK AWARDS
Orange Prize for Fiction 2004
Established in 1995 to celebrate the excellence of women's writing and judged entirely by women, the Orange Prize for Fiction was founded by a group of individuals from all aspects of publishing to widen the opportunities for women writers who were frequently passed over by the major literary prizes. Since its inception, the Orange Prize for Fiction has had a major impact on the literary landscape.
Winner (announced 8th June 2004)
The winner has been announced as:
Small Island by Andrea Levy and published by Review (0755307496)
Shortlist (announced 27th April 2004)
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard
Small Island by Andrea Levy
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamandra Ngozi Adichie
Ice Road by Gillian Slovo
The Colour by Rose Tremain
Longlist (announced 15th March)
| Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN |
| Brick Lane | Monica Ali | Doubleday | 038560484X |
| Oryx and Crake | Margaret Atwood | Bloomsbury | 0747562598 |
| The Sari Shop | Rupa Bajwa | Viking | 067091472X |
| Kith & Kin | Stevie Davies | Weidenfeld & Nicolson | 0297847546 |
| State of Happiness | Stella Duffy | Virago | 1844081133 |
| The Flood | Maggie Gee | Saqi Books | 0863563155 |
| The Electric Michelangelo | Sarah Hall | Faber & Faber | 0571219292 |
| The Great Fire | Shirley Hazzar | Virago | 0670914061 |
| Notes on a Scandal | Jhumpa Lahiri | Viking | 0330419889 |
| The Namesake | Shirley Hazzard | Flamingo | 000225901X |
| A Visit from Voltaire | Dinah Lee Küng | Peter Halban Publishers | 1870015800 |
| Small Island | Andrea Levy | Review | 0755307496 |
| Gilgamesh | Joan London | Atlantic Books | 1843541823 |
| The Internationals | Sarah May | Chatto & Windus | 0701172827 |
| Love | Toni Morrison | Chatto & Windus | 0701175109 |
| Purple Hibiscus | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | Fourth Estate | 0007176112 |
| The Time Traveler’s Wife | Audrey Niffenegger | Jonathan Cape | 0224071912 |
| Ice Road | Gillian Slovo | Little, Brown | 0316727490 |
| The Colour | Rose Tremain | Chatto & Windus | 0701172967 |
| The Amateur Marriage | Anne Tyler | Chatto & Windus | 0701177349 |
