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The following is a list of winners and shortlisted authors of the Booker Prize for Fiction. The prize has been awarded each year since 1969 to the best original full-length novel, written in the English language, by a citizen of the Commonwealth of Nations or the Republic of Ireland. In 2014, it was opened for the first time to any work ...
The Booker Prize, formerly the Booker Prize for Fiction (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019), is a prestigious literary award conferred each year for the best single work of sustained fiction written in the English language, which was published in the United Kingdom or Ireland.
Samantha Harvey, winner of the 2024 Booker Prize. The 2024 Booker Prize is a literary award worth £50,000 given for the best English-language novel published between 1 October 2023 and 30 September 2024 in either the United Kingdom or Ireland. The winner, Samantha Harvey for her sci-fi novel Orbital, was announced on 12 November 2024 at Old ...
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Paul Lynch, winner of the 2023 Booker Prize. The Booker Prize is an annual literary award given for the best English-language novel of the year published in either the United Kingdom or Ireland. [1] The 2023 winner was Paul Lynch's Prophet Song. The 2023 longlist was announced on 1 August. [2]
By winning, Catton became, at the age of 28, the youngest author ever to win the Booker. [6] She was previously, at the age of 27, the youngest author ever to be shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. [7] At 832 pages, The Luminaries is also the longest work to win the prize in its 45-year history. [6]
The 2018 Booker Prize for Fiction was awarded at a ceremony on 16 October 2018. [1] The Man Booker dozen of 13 books was announced on 24 July, and was narrowed down to a shortlist of six on 20 September. The longlist included Sabrina by Nick Drnaso, the first in Booker Prize history to nominate a graphic novel.
The 2016 Booker Prize for Fiction was awarded at a ceremony on 25 October 2016. [1] The Man Booker dozen of 13 books was announced on 27 July, narrowed down to a shortlist of six titles on 13 September. [2] Paul Beatty was awarded the 2016 Booker Prize for his novel The Sellout, receiving 50,000 pounds ($61,000), and becoming the first American ...