Booker Prize 2026 winner to be named in London ceremony
The gist
The 2026 Booker Prize winner is announced at a London ceremony chaired by head judge Mary Beard.
Marlon James and Douglas Stuart could each win the £50,000 prize again.
How it unfolded
- Jul 28, 2026The 2026 longlist is announced, including Chloe Aridjis's The Shadow of the Object, Emma Cline's Switzy, M. John Harrison's The End of Everything, Marlon James's The Disappearers, Luke Kennard's Black Bag, Rebecca Perry's May We Feed the King, Elizabeth Strout's The Things We Never Say and Douglas Stuart's John of John.
- Sep 22, 2026The six-book shortlist is announced at a public event at the Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, chosen from 163 submissions.
- Nov 8, 2026The six shortlisted authors attend a photocall in London.
Key terms
- Booker Prize
- Annual literary award given for the best single work of English-language fiction published in the UK or Ireland.
- shortlisted
- A list of candidates for a job, prize, or position that has been narrowed down from a longer list.
Source: Wikipedia