April 3, 2025, 8:00am
Today, the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, which celebrates excellence in novels, short story collections, and graphic novels written by women and non-binary authors and published in the US and Canada, announced its 2025 shortlist. This year’s finalists were selected by a jury consisting of Diana Abu-Jaber, Norma Dunning, Kim Fu, Tessa McWatt, and Jeanne Thornton.
The winner of the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction will be announced on May 1 and will be awarded $150,000; each finalist will receive $12,500. In the meantime, here’s the shortlist:
Dominique Fotier, tr. Rhonda Mullins, Pale Shadows
(Coach House Books)
Miranda July, All Fours
(Riverhead Books)
Canisia Lubrin, Code Noir
(Knopf Canada/Soft Skull Press)
Sarah Manguso, Liars
(Hogarth)
Aube Rey Lescure, River East, River West
(William Morrow)