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Six finalists will be announced on September 22, and the overall winner will be revealed on November 9 in London.

The works were published in the UK and Ireland between October 1, 2025, and September 30, 2026.

The Booker Prize 2026 longlist features 13 novels from authors of seven nationalities across three continents, including previous winners Douglas Stuart and Marlon James and three-time nominee Elizabeth Strout.

Marlon James, Douglas Stuart, and Elizabeth Strout are among the semifinalists, continuing notable track records with James' The Disappearers, Stuart's John of John, and Strout's The Things We Never Say.

Copyright and source attribution indicate this is AP reporting, dated 2026.

Six finalists will be announced on September 22, with the winner unveiled on November 9 at a ceremony in London.

Featured image credit: The Booker Prize 2026 longlist © Yuki Sugiura for Booker Prize Foundation.

Shortlisted authors will each receive £2,500, and the overall winner will receive £50,000 at the London ceremony on November 9.

Three debut authors are included: Kenan Orhan for The Renovation, Rebecca Perry for May We Feed the King, and Djamel White for All Them Dogs, with White the youngest finalist at 28.

A total of 163 English-language submissions were considered, published in the UK or Ireland between 1 October 2025 and 30 September 2026.

The shortlist will be announced on 22 September at the Southbank Centre, with the winner announced on 9 November; last year’s winner was David Szalay for Flesh, with several other authors also having won in recent years.