Jenny Offill's "dazzling state-of-the-nation novel" Weather has been longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020. The award celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in women’s writing, and the winner is awarded a limited edition bronze statuette known as the ‘Bessie’, and a cheque for £30,000. The longlist of 16 novels will be whittled down to a shortlist of 6 novels to be announced on April 22nd. The 25th winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction will be announced on Wednesday 3rd June.