News: Baileys To End Women’s Prize For Fiction Sponsorship

Published February 1, 2017 | By Laura

Baileys to stop sponsoring Women’s Prize For Fiction.

Baileys have announced that they will no longer be sponsoring the Woman’s Prize For Fiction. The prize, co-founded by author, Kate Mosse had been sponsored by Baileys since 2014. They took over from Orange who had previously sponsored the prize for seventeen years.

‘We regretfully decided to make way for a new sponsor,’ said a spokesperson for Baileys.

They will remain sponsors of the 2017 prize before they make way for a new sponsor for 2018. This year’s long list is to be announced in March, the shortlist will be unveiled in April and the winner announced in June.

The Women’s prize for fiction is awarded annually to what the judges consider the best novel of the year in English by a female author. The winning author receives £30,000 in prize money. Previous winners include Zadie Smith and Lionel Shriver.

For more information about the prize, visit www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk/

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News: Baileys To End Women’s Prize For Fiction Sponsorship

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