Orange Prize For Fiction 2006

Tuesday 6th June 2006 - Royal Courts OfJustice, Strand, London WC2

Winner highlighted in red

Now in its eleventh year, the Orange Prize for Fiction celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in women’s writing.

Nicole Krauss - The History of Love (Viking)
Hilary Mantel - Beyond Black (Fourth Estate/Harper Perennial)
Ali Smith - The Accidental (Hamish Hamilton)
Zadie Smith - On Beauty (Hamish Hamilton)
Carrie Tiffany - Everyman’s Rules for Scientific Living (Picador)
Sarah Waters - The Night Watch (Virago)

The judges for the 2006 Orange Prize for Fiction are:

Martha Kearney (Chair), Woman’s Hour Presenter, Political Editor of Newsnight and Presenter, Newsnight Review
Jenny Éclair, Comedienne and Novelist
Claire Fox, Director of the Institute of Ideas
India Knight, Novelist and Columnist
Jacqueline Wilson, Novelist and Children’s Laureate