Patrons
The role of the patrons is to be an advocate for the Orange Prize for Fiction, supporting its aim of promoting the very best international fiction by women. Most of the Orange Prize patrons have been directly involved in the prize in some way, many as judges lending their time, wisdom and energy to help establish the prize as the huge success it is today.
- Dame Gillian Beer DBE
- Professor Lisa Jardine CBE
- Jude Kelly OBE
- Helena Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws QC FRSA
- Sue MacGregor CBE
- Jenni Murray OBE
- Shami Chakrabarti CBE
- Lola Young, Baroness Young of Hornsey OBE
- Rosie Boycott
- Liz Calder
- Fi Glover
- Daisy Goodwin
- Muriel Gray
- Paula Kahn
- Martha Kearney
- Kirsty Lang
- Sheena McDonald
- Penny Perrick
- Dame Gail Rebuck DBE
- Gillian Shephard, Baroness Shephard of Northwold
- Ahdaf Soueif
- Sandi Toksvig
- Polly Toynbee
