Join us to celebrate this year's shortlist in style in the beautiful Bedford Square Gardens!

As the six authors shortlisted for the 2022 Women's Prize for Fiction convene on the eve of the winner announcement, we invite you into the stunning central London garden in which the awards party will take place. This is an event not to be missed!

Chaired by this year’s Chair of Judges, Mary Ann Sieghart, and hosted by Founder Director of the Women's Prize for Fiction and bestselling author Kate Mosse, the event will feature readings and interviews with all six of the 2022 shortlisted authors, plus the opportunity to put your questions to the speakers live.

The 2022 Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist is:

Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead

Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini

The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

Gates open at 6pm, so make the most of rare access to these private gardens and arrive early to enjoy a drink in the sunshine. The event will begin at 7pm and will be followed by book signings. Books will be available to buy from our Waterstones pop-up, and we will be running a pop-up shop selling official Women’s Prize merchandise. You can also opt to buy books and merchandise as an add-on with your ticket.

All ticket holders will receive a special gift from Baileys and a copy of Good Housekeeping magazine.

Speakers:

Mary Ann Sieghart is a journalist, broadcaster and author of the bestselling book, The Authority Gap: Why We Still Take Women Less Seriously Than Men, and What We Can Do About It (published by Doubleday). She worked at The Times for nearly twenty years, as Assistant Editor, Comment Editor, Arts Editor and political columnist, and has also worked at the FT, The Economist and The Independent. Mary Ann presents programmes on BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service and has frequently appeared on Question Time, Any Questions, Newsnight, The Andrew Marr Show, The Today Programme and Woman’s Hour. She has been a Visiting Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and is currently a Visiting Professor at King’s College London.

Kate Mosse is the author of nine novels & short story collections. Her books have been translated into 38 languages and published in more than 40 countries. She has also written three works of non-fiction, four plays, contributed essays and introductions to classic novels and collections. A champion of women’s creativity, Kate is the Founder Director of the Women’s Prize for Fiction – the greatest annual celebration of women’s writing in the world – and sits on the Executive Committee of Women of the World. She was awarded an OBE in 2013 for services to literature and women and was named Woman of the Year for her service to the arts in the Everywoman Awards. She is a regular guest on book and arts shows on radio and television.

Please consider adding a donation to your ticket. This will help us, the Women’s Prize Trust, to continue our important work empowering all women to raise their voices and own their stories. The Women’s Prize Trust is a registered charity (1181253).

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