Gordon's acclaimed novel, which is set in the world of West Virginia horse racing in the early 1970s, captured the National Book Award for fiction in November 2010, shortly after it was published. It was published last year in Great Britain. Gordon's 'Lord of Misrule' was published in the United States in fall 2010. Both elements of the prize are made possible through an anonymous endowment.įor the 2012 Orange Prize for Fiction, novels had to be published in the UK between April 1, 2011, and March 31, 2012. The winner receives a check for £30,000-about $47,000-and a limited-edition bronze figurine known as a 'Bessie,' created and donated by the artist Grizel Niven.

Any woman writing in English-whatever her nationality, country of residence, age or subject matter-is eligible. Set up in 1996 to celebrate and promote international fiction by women throughout the world to the widest range of readers possible, the Orange Prize for Fiction is awarded for the best novel of the year written by a woman. The winner of the annual prize will be announced May 30 during a London awards ceremony. The 20-book longlist includes seven American women authors, as well as writers from Great Britain, Canada, Ireland and Sweden. It covers English-language books published worldwide. Now in its 17th year, the prize is the United Kingdom's most prestigious annual book award for fiction written by women. Gordon's book has just made the longlist for the United Kingdom's Orange Prize for Fiction, announced March 8 in London. KALAMAZOO-' Lord of Misrule,' a novel by Western Michigan University Professor Jaimy Gordon and winner of the 2010 National Book Award, is continuing to attract the attention of judges in the world's top literary prize competitions.

Lord of misrule by jaimy gordon