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Booker Prize 2026 Announces 13‑Book Longlist Led by James, Stuart and Strout

Judges said the list rewards formal risk, setting a shortlist for 22 September and a winner announcement for 9 November.

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FILE - Marlon James poses with the award after his book 'A Brief History of Seven Killings' was named as winner of the 2015 Booker Prize 2015 for Fiction, following the award ceremony at the Guildhall in London, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant, file)

Overview

  • The Booker Prize committee published a 13‑title ‘Booker Dozen’ longlist on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, selected from 163 eligible submissions read over seven months.
  • The list pairs high‑profile names such as Marlon James, Douglas Stuart and Elizabeth Strout with three debut novelists, including Djamel White, Kenan Orhan and Rebecca Perry.
  • The five‑person judging panel was chaired by classicist Mary Beard and included Raymond Antrobus, Jarvis Cocker, Rebecca Liu and Patricia Lockwood.
  • Judges highlighted tonal and formal risk across genres from dystopian science fiction and crime to campus and historical novels, with authors ranging in age from 28 to 81 and most longlisted writers published in the UK.
  • The longlist will be cut to a six‑book shortlist on 22 September, the winner will receive £50,000 on 9 November, and longlisting is expected to boost sales and visibility for the authors involved.