Year of the Women Writers
In a special programme Ellah Allfrey, Sally Gardner, Sarah Hall, Lennie Goodings and James Runcie discuss with Mariella Frostrup why 2013 has been the Year of the Women Writers
Producer: Andrea Kidd.
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Prize Winning Female Authors 2013
Alice Munro
Noble Prize in Literature 2013
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Lydia Davis
Man Booker International Prize 2013
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Eleanor Catton
Man Booker Prize 2013 for 鈥楾he Luminaries鈥�
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Michelle de Kretser
Australia鈥檚 Miles Franklin Award for 鈥楺uestions of Travel鈥�
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Hilary Mantel
David Cohen Prize for lifetime achievement
Man Booker Prize Oct 2012 for 鈥楤ring Up The Bodies鈥�
Costa Award 2012 for 鈥楤ring Up The Bodies鈥�
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Sally Gardner
CILIP Carnegie Medal for 鈥楳aggot Moon鈥�
Costa Children鈥檚 Book Award for 鈥楳aggot Moon鈥�
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A M Holmes
Bailey鈥檚 Women鈥檚 Prize for Fiction for 鈥楳ay We Be Forgiven鈥�
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Lucy Hughes-Hallett
The Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction for 鈥楾he Pike鈥�
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Katie Ward
Clarissa Luard Award
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Sarah Hall
Named one of Granta鈥檚 Best of Young British Novelists 2013
麻豆社 National Short Story Award for 鈥楳rs Fox鈥�
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Ros Barber
The Desmond Eliot Prize for debut novel 鈥楾he Marlowe Papers鈥�
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Angela Jackson
Edinburg International Book Festival First Book Award
for 鈥橳he Emergence of Judy Taylor鈥�
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VIRAGO Book Readings:
鈥楧aughters of the House鈥� by Michel Roberts
鈥楿nion Street鈥� by Pat Barker
鈥楽urfacing鈥� by Margaret Atwood
Booklist
Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner, published by Hot Key Books
Tinder by Sally Gardner published by Orion
Wings & Co - The Fairy Detective Agency Series by Sally Gardner, published by Orion
The Beautiful Indifference, short story collection听by Sarah Hall, published by Faber
The Carhullan Army (Daughters of the North) by Sarah Hall, published by Faber
Electric Michelangelo by Sarah Hall, published by Faber
We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo, published by Chatto & Windus
Girl Reading by Katie Ward, published by Virago
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Mariella Frostrup |
| Interviewed Guest | Ellah Allfrey |
| Interviewed Guest | Sally Gardner |
| Interviewed Guest | Sarah Hall |
| Interviewed Guest | James Runcie |
| Interviewed Guest | Lennie Goodings |
| Producer | Andrea Kidd |
Broadcasts
- Sun 22 Dec 2013 16:00麻豆社 Radio 4
- Boxing Day 2013 15:30麻豆社 Radio 4
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