The Orange Prize for Fiction 2006

Carrie Tiffany, author of Everyman’s Rules for Scientific Living has been shortlisted for this prestigious prize.

Everyman’s Rules for Scientific Living has also been shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writer’s Prize First Book Award for the Eurasia South Pacific Region, as well as being longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award 2006.

This first novel from Tiffany is shot through with humour and a quiet wisdom, vividly capturing the hope and the disappointment of an era when it was possible to believe in the perfectibility of both nature and humankind.

“Acclaimed Australian story writer Tiffany writes in a deceptively simple style, notable for its craft and heartbreaking clarity; that as well as her unusual yet utterly believable period characters make for a stunning debut”, Publishers' Weekly

the prize

The Orange Prize is judged by women, and is awarded exclusively to women for fiction writing - it is now in its eleventh year. The winner of the prize will receive a limited edition bronze figure called the “Bessie”, as well as a cash sum.

The award ceremony will take place on Tuesday 6th June 2006, at The Royal Courts of Justice, London. For more information on the prize please click here.