The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction is the first major English-language literary prize to celebrate creativity
and excellence in fiction by women and non-binary writers in Canada and the United States, awarding $150,000 USD to its winner, and $12,500 USD
to each of its four finalists.
Prize Award Generously Presented by
2025 Announcement Schedule
Longlist: March 6, 2025
Shortlist: April 3, 2025
Prize: May 1, 2025 in Chicago
About Carol Shields
“As a woman who has elected a writing life, I am interested in writing away the invisibility of women’s lives, looking at writing as an act of redemption. In order to do this, I need the companionship, the example, of other women who are writing.”
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