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Women's Prize for Fiction 2007

The 2007 Women's Prize for Fiction went to Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. 6 books made the shortlist and 20 the longlist.

Winner

  1. Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichiesource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

  1. A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Guosource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Arlington Park by Rachel Cusksource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Digging To America by Anne Tylersource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desaisource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Observations by Jane Harrissource (opens in a new tab)

Longlist

  1. Afterwards by Rachel Seiffertsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Alligator by Lisa Mooresource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Careless by Deborah Robertsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Carry Me Down by M. J. Hylandsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Over by Margaret Forstersource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Peripheral Vision by Patricia Fergusonsource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Poppy Shakespeare by Clare Allansource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Ten Days in the Hills by Jane Smileysource (opens in a new tab)
  9. The Dissident by Nell Freudenbergersource (opens in a new tab)
  10. The Girls by Lori Lansenssource (opens in a new tab)
  11. The Housekeeper by Melanie Wallacesource (opens in a new tab)
  12. The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penneysource (opens in a new tab)
  13. What Was Lost by Catherine O'Flynnsource (opens in a new tab)
  14. When to Walk by Rebecca Gowerssource (opens in a new tab)

About the Women's Prize for Fiction

Orange Prize to 2012, Baileys Women's Prize 2014-2017. Non-Fiction category from its first year, 2024. Sources: womensprize.com library (book list per prize year and prize type from the site's WordPress REST API; tier from each book's library page, e.g. 'Shortlisted for the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction'). No Wikipedia used.

Organization: Women's Prize Trust. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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