Events: What's on and dates for your diary
From intimate gatherings to bustling festivals and unique installations, we celebrate the best in contemporary fiction at these UK events and pop-ups featuring our prizes' authors and books
International Booker Prize 2025
Translators’ Showcase at Translated By, Bristol
Translated By, Bristol is a new festival celebrating translators and translated literature, taking place in Bristol from 12-25 May 2025, founded by author/translator Polly Barton in collaboration with two independent Bristol bookshops – Gloucester Road Books and Storysmith.
Join the shortlisted translators for the International Booker Prize 2025, in conversation with the prize’s administrator, Fiammetta Rocco, as they discuss their nominated books and literary translation in general. The conversation will be accompanied by readings and a Q&A.
Where: The Station, Silver Street, Bristol BS1 2AG
When: Saturday, 17 May, from 6pm
Tickets: from £15, available here
Shortlist readings, Southbank Centre, London
Join the six authors and their translators shortlisted for this year’s International Booker Prize as they read from and discuss their books, in conversation with Shahidha Bari, at the Southbank Centre in London. southbankcentre.co.uk
Where: Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX
When: Sunday 18 May 2025, 7.45pm
Tickets: from £17, available here
Shahidha Bari with International Booker Prize 2024 authors and translators at the shortlist readings event at Southbank Centre, London
© David Parry for the Booker Prize FoundationWinner event at Foyles, London
An event with the winning author and translator will take place at Foyles, Charing Cross Road.
Where: Foyles, Charing Cross Road, London
When: Thursday 22 May 2025, 7.00pm
Tickets: from £10, available here
The International Booker Prize 2025 shortlist
© Yuki Sugiura for the Booker Prize FoundationThe International Booker Prize x Foyles Pop-up
For the first time, Foyles has curated a dedicated International Booker Prize area on the first floor of its flagship store on Charing Cross Road, London, in which visitors can browse the full in-print backlist for the prize since it was launched in its current form in 2016. On entering, customers will see a display of nominated books winding their way up the central stairwell before arriving at the International Booker Prize x Foyles Pop-up. The display was launched to coincide with the 2025 shortlist announcement, and features signage to bring the prize’s last decade to life, as well as tables dedicated to recommendations from this year’s authors and translators, as well as original language publications of some of the current and previous nominees.
Where: Foyles, Charing Cross Road, London
When: Now, until end of May 2025
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The International Booker Prize x Foyles Pop-up at Foyles, Charing Cross Road, London
The Booker Library at Waterstones Piccadilly
To celebrate the International Booker Prize 2025, Waterstones has extended the opening period for the Booker Library at Waterstones Piccadilly until June. The Booker Library at Waterstones Piccadilly celebrates the entire Booker Prizes backlist, with almost 700 works of fiction nominated for the Booker and International Booker Prize available to buy in one place for the first time. In addition to browsing the best fiction of the past half century, readers can have their photograph taken with a life-size version of Iris, the Booker Prize trophy, and explore the Booker’s rich history.
Where: Waterstones Piccadilly, London
When: Now, until end of May 2025
Winner event at Hay Festival
Booker Prize Foundation Chief Executive Gaby Wood will be joined by one of this year’s judges, author and International Booker Prize-shortlisted translator, Anton Hur, in conversation with the winning author and translator of the International Booker Prize 2025.
Where: Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye
When: Saturday 24 May 2025, 2.30pm
Tickets: £13, available here
Hay Festival
