{"id":92985,"date":"2017-03-08T01:07:19","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T06:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=92985"},"modified":"2017-03-08T01:07:19","modified_gmt":"2017-03-08T06:07:19","slug":"margaret-atwood-annie-proulx-up-for-womens-fiction-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/03\/08\/margaret-atwood-annie-proulx-up-for-womens-fiction-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Margaret Atwood, Annie Proulx up for women’s fiction prize"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Margaret Atwood, Annie Proulx and Mary Gaitskill are among North American contenders for the international Women’s Prize for Fiction. (Photo: Margaret Atwood\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LONDON\u2014Margaret Atwood, Annie Proulx and Mary Gaitskill are among North American contenders for the international Women’s Prize for Fiction.<\/p>\n

ONDON \u2014 Margaret Atwood, Annie Proulx and Mary Gaitskill are among North American contenders for the international Women’s Prize for Fiction.<\/p>\n

Atwood’s Shakespeare-inspired \u201cHag-Seed,\u201d Proulx’s historical saga \u201cBarkskins\u201d and Gaitskill’s horse-centric saga \u201cThe Mare\u201d are among 16 finalists announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The prestigious prize is open to female English-language writers from around the world, and the longlist includes authors from Nigeria, South Africa, Canada, the United States, Britain and Ireland.<\/p>\n

Contenders include Nigeria’s Ayobami Adebayo for \u201cStay With Me,\u201d Britain’s Linda Grant for \u201cThe Dark Circle\u201d and Britain’s Rose Tremain for \u201cThe Gustav Sonata.\u201d<\/p>\n

The contenders will be whittled down to a shortlist on April 3, and the winner of the 30,000-pound ($37,000) prize will be announced June 7.<\/p>\n

The annual award is officially named the Baileys Women’s Prize after its sponsor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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