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.
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2027 Announcement Schedule
Longlist: March, 2027
Shortlist: April, 2027
Prize: TBD
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.”