Trinity graduate among authors shortlisted for Women’s Prize for Fiction

The 2026 winner will be revealed in June

Virginia Evans is among the female authors shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2026

The six authors in the running for this year’s Women’s Prize for Fiction have been revealed — and a Trinity College Dublin graduate is among the finalists.

The shortlist comprises Flashlight by Susan Choi, Dominion by Addie E. Citchens, The Mercy Step by Marcia Hutchinson, Kingfisher by Rozie Kelly, Heart the Lover by Lily King, and The Correspondent by Virginia Evans, who attended Trinity on an MFA for creative writing when she was 32 and unpublished.