Two Penguin Random House titles have been awarded the Women's Prize this year.
Both the Women's Prize for Fiction 2026 and the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2026 have been awarded to Penguin Random House titles, making it a standout year at one of the world's most prestigious literary awards.
Virginia Evans wins the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2026
Virginia Evans has been awarded the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2026 for The Correspondent.
The Correspondent is a heartwarming, witty story about the life of an extraordinary woman, told through her letters. The judges described it as ‘exemplary’, praising a novel that ‘captured their hearts’.
The Women’s Prize for Fiction is recognised as the greatest celebration of female creativity in the world, honouring outstanding fiction written by women.
Lyse Doucet wins the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction 2026
In the non-fiction category, Lyse Doucet’s The Finest Hotel in Kabul has won the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction 2026.
In The Finest Hotel in Kabul, Lyse Doucet crafts a richly immersive history of Afghanistan through the experiences of the people who have run the luxury Hotel Inter-Continental Kabul since 1969. The judges described it as ‘a perfect work of narrative non-fiction’.
The Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in narrative non-fiction written by women.
84 Charing Cross Road meets A Man Called Ove in this heartwarming, witty story about the life of an extraordinary woman, told through her letters.
'A book brimming with deep insight, courage and conscience. Astonishingly beautiful, subtle and simply unforgettable.' Elif Shafak