The Booker Prize honors the best work of fiction written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland annually between October 1, 2025, and September 30, 2026. Longlists include 12 or 13 titles and the 2026 Booker Prize longlist was shared in late July. Shortlists include five or six titles and the 2026 Booker Prize shortlist was shared in September.
Today, the winner of the 2026 Booker Prize was announced: The End of Everything by M. John Harrison.
Beyond the critical acclaim bestowed upon the winner, there is also a cash prize of £50,000, or about $67,000. Shortlisted authors receive a monetary recognition, too: £2,500, or about $3,300.
Five judges comprise the panel that determines the finalists for the prize. They include authors, publishers, journalists, politicians, artists, and more. This year’s panelists are poet Mary Beard, who chairs the panel; writer and educator Raymond Antrobus; musician Jarvis Cocker; journalist Rebecca Liu; and writer Patricia Lockwood.
Check out the Booker Prize website for more information about the awards, the judges, and past honorees.
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