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Booker Prize shortlist for 2026 announced
The Organizing Committee of the Booker Prize presented a shortlist for 2026. It included authors from the UK, USA and Jamaica.
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The Organizing Committee of the Booker Prize presented a shortlist for 2026. It included authors from the UK, USA and Jamaica. The list is published on the award website.
The final list includes six works:
The 2026 jury was headed by antiquities researcher Mary Beard. Together with her, the winner will be determined by the poet Raymond Entrobus, Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker, literary critic Rebecca Lew and writer Patricia Lockwood.
The name of the laureate will be announced on November 9 at a ceremony in London. The winner will receive a cash prize of £50,000 ($66,700). The long list of the award included 13 works.
