BOOK AWARDS
Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2008
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 2008)
Shortlist (announced April 2008)
| Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN |
| Fault Lines | Nancy Huston | Atlantic Books | 9781843547563 |
| The Outcast | Sadie Jones | Chatto & Windus | 9780701181758 |
| When We Were Bad | Charlotte Mendelson | Picador | 9780330449298 |
| Lullabies for Little Criminals | Heather O'Neill | Quercus | 9780060875077 |
| The Road Home | Rose Tremain | Chatto & Windus | 9780701177935 |
| Lottery | Patricia Wood | William Heinemann | 9780434017867 |
Longlist (announced March 2008)
| Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN |
| The Blood of Flowers | Anita Amirrezvani | Headline Review | 9780755334193 |
| The Room of Lost Things | Stella Duffy | Virago | 9781844082124 |
| The Keep | Jennifer Egan | Alfred A. Knopf | 9781400043927 |
| The Gathering | Anne Enright | Jonathan Cape | 9780224078733 |
| The Clothes on Their Backs | Linda Grant | Virago | 9781844085408 |
| The Master Bedroom | Tessa Hadley | Jonathan Cape | 9780224078542 |
| Fault Lines | Nancy Huston | Atlantic Books | 9781843547563 |
| Sorry | Gail Jones | Harvill Secker | 9781846550539 |
| The Outcast | Sadie Jones | Chatto & Windus | 9780701181758 |
| The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam | Lauren Liebenberg | Virago | 9781844084647 |
| When We Were Bad | Charlotte Mendelson | Picador | 9780330449298 |
| In The Dark | Deborah Moggach | Chatto & Windus | 9780701181093 |
| Mistress | Anita Nair | BlackAmber | 9781905147304 |
| Lullabies for Little Criminals | Heather O'Neill | Quercus | 9780060875077 |
| The Bastard of Istanbul | Elif Shafak | Viking | 9780670917204 |
| The Septembers of Shiraz | Dalia Sofer | Picador | 9780330447690 |
| The End of Mr. Y. | Scarlett Thomas | Canongate | 9781841959573 |
| Monster Love | Carol Topolski | Fig Tree | 9781905490264 |
| The Road Home | Rose Tremain | Chatto & Windus | 9780701177935 |
| Lottery | Patricia Wood | William Heinemann | 9780434017867 |
