The jury for the 2025 Carol Shields Prize is comprised of chair Diana Abu-Jaber, Norma Dunning, Kim Fu, Tessa McWatt (Bill Knight), and Jeanne Thornton.

Canadian writers Norma Dunning, Kim Fu, and Tessa McWatt are among the five-person jury for this year’s Carol Shields Prize for Fiction.

The jury, announced on Feb. 6, will be chaired by American writer Diana Abu-Jaber and also includes U.S. writer Jeanne Thornton.

The $150,000 (U.S.) prize, now in its third year, is named after the American-born and Canadian-based author Carol Shields, and celebrates and promotes the best works of fiction written by women and non-binary writers in Canada and the United States.

The longlist for this year’s prize will be announced on March 6, with the shortlist to follow on April 3. The winner will be announced on May 1.