BOOK AWARDS
Orange Prize for Fiction 2006
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 June 2006)
Zadie Smith for On Beauty, published by Hamish Hamilton - ISBN 0241142939
Shortlist (announced April 2006)
| Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN |
| The History of Love | Nicole Krauss | Viking | 0670915548 |
| Beyond Black | Hilary Mantel | Fourth Estate | 0007157754 |
| The Accidental | Ali Smith | Hamish Hamilton | 0241141907 |
| On Beauty | Zadie Smith | Hamish Hamilton | 0241142938 |
| Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living | Carrie Tiffany | Picador | 0330437763 |
| The Night Watch | Sarah Waters | Virago | 1844082466 |
Longlist (announced March 2006)
| Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN |
| Minaret | Leila Aboulela | Bloomsbury | 0747576262 |
| Harbor | Lorraine Adams | Portobello Books | 1846270340 |
| Disobedience | Naomi Alderman | Viking | 0670916285 |
| Watch Me Disappear | Jill Dawson | Sceptre | 0340822988 |
| House of Orphans | Helen Dunmore | Fig Tree | 0670914517 |
| The Constant Princess | Philippa Gregory | Harpercollins | 0007190301 |
| White Ghost Girls | Alice Greenaway | Atlantic | 1843544393 |
| Dreams of Speaking | Gail Jones | Harvill Secker | 1843431971 |
| The History of Love | Nicole Krauss | Viking | 0670915548 |
| Beyond Black | Hilary Mantel | Fourth Estate | 0007157754 |
| Lost in the Forest | Sue Miller | Bloomsbury | 0747577471 |
| Rape: A Love Story | Joyce Carol Oates | Atlantic | 184354413x |
| Gilead | Marilynne Robinson | Virago | 1844081478 |
| Prep | Curtis Sittenfeld | Picador | 0330441264 |
| The Accidental | Ali Smith | Hamish Hamilton | 0241141907 |
| On Beauty | Zadie Smith | Hamish Hamilton | 0241142938 |
| Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living | Carrie Tiffany | Picador | 0330437763 |
| Frangipani | Celeste Hitiura Vaite | Hutchinson | 0091797152 |
| The Night Watch | Sarah Waters | Virago | 1844082466 |
