Archive · 14 Jun 2025
Yael van der Wouden Wins 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction
Yael van der Wouden won the Women’s Prize for Fiction in 2025 for her book 'The Safekeep.'
The story takes place after World War II in the Netherlands and explores Jewish identity and family secrets.
The author, who is also intersex, based the novel on her own healthcare struggles and dedicated her win to trans activists.
The award includes both money and a special statue.
The novel focuses on suppressed desires and historical events from the past, and also deals with emotional trauma.
Yael van der Wouden won the 2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction.
The winning novel is The Safekeep.
The Safekeep is set in postwar Netherlands.
Van der Wouden, who is intersex, dedicated her win to trans activists.
The prize includes £30,000 and the ‘Bessie’ statuette.
- Who
- Yael van der Wouden
- What
- Yael van der Wouden won the 2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction for The Safekeep.
- When
- 2025
- Where
- N/A
- Why
- N/A
- Award
- Women’s Prize for Fiction
- Winner
- Yael van der Wouden
- Winning Novel
- The Safekeep
- Prize Money
- £30,000
- Novel Setting
- Postwar Netherlands