Six finalists for The Orange Prize for Fiction have been announced. The prize is for women novelists who write in English.
Australian novelist Carrie Tiffany and Nicole Krauss of the United States join four British writers among the finalists for The Orange Prize for Fiction, the organizers announced Thursday.
The $53,600 prize, being awarded for the 11th year, celebrates excellence for books written in English by women. The winner will be announced June 6.
Tiffany, of Melbourne, was nominated for her first novel, Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living. Krauss, who lives in New York, was cited for her second novel, The History of Love.
The other nominees included Hilary Mantel for Beyond Black, Ali Smith for The Accidental, Zadie Smith for On Beauty and Sarah Waters for The Night Watch.
Previous winners include Carol Shields, Andrea Levy and Ann Patchett.
