The Shortlist for the 2024 Carol Shields Prize

THE LOT: Who’s included? And who isn’t? The 2024 Carol Shields Prize Shortlist

It’s a grand prize, really.

“The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction is the first major English-language literary prize to celebrate creativity and excellence in fiction by women and non-binary writers in Canada and the United States, awarding $150,000 USD to its winner, and $12,500 USD to each of its four finalists.”