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15.02.18
Golden Man Booker Prize Celebrating five decades of the finest fiction Read more...
02.02.18
The trustees of the Booker Prize Foundation are aware that a letter is in circulation to be signed by publishers asking the trustees for a discussion around the decision to ‘allow American writers to enter the Man Booker Prize’. To date, the trustees have not actually received any such letter but a draft has been seen. Assuming that the content remains the same, the trustees are issuing this statement in response. Read more...
08.01.18
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction announces a change in its rules of entry as the 2018 submission forms are sent to publishers today, 8 January 2018. As of 2018, a new rule has been added specifying that any novel written originally in English and published in Ireland by an imprint formally established in Ireland is now eligible for the prize. Read more...
20.12.17
The judges of the 2018 Man Booker Prize for Fiction, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary next year, are announced today, 20 December. Read more...
15.12.17
In 2018, the Man Booker Prize celebrates 50 years of the finest fiction with year-long anniversary celebrations and a campaign to introduce new audiences to its winning, shortlisted and longlisted authors. The Booker Prize Foundation, with sponsorship from Man Group, is running a range of global activities to engage the public in the rich heritage of the leading literary award in the English-speaking world, and inspire readers and writers for the next 50 years. Read more...
05.12.17
The philosopher, cultural theorist and novelist Kwame Anthony Appiah is today, 5 December 2017, named chair of the judges for the 2018 Man Booker Prize for Fiction, the most prestigious award for fiction written in English. During the prize’s 50th anniversary year, he will lead a panel of five judges in choosing the best novel published between 1 October 2017 and 30 September 2018. Read more...
17.10.17
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders is tonight, Tuesday 17 October, named winner of the 2017 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. Lincoln in the Bardo is the first full-length novel from George Saunders, internationally renowned short story writer. Read more...
13.09.17
Two first-time female writers shortlisted – Emily Fridlund and Fiona Mozley, the youngest authors from the longlist Joined by two previously shortlisted authors Mohsin Hamid and Ali Smith, the latter making the list for the fourth time Read more...
27.07.17
Three first-time novelists make the longlist of 13 Four UK and four US authors joined by two Irish, two Pakistani and one Indian writer 1997 winner Arundhati Roy makes the list with her second work of fiction Read more...
18.07.17
The judges for the 2018 Man Booker International Prize are announced today 18 July 2017, as submissions for the 2018 prize open. Read more...
14.06.17
David Grossman and Jessica Cohen to share £50,000 prize Grossman was the winner of the 2010 Frankfurt Peace Prize   Read more...
20.04.17
The Man Booker International Prize 2017 shortlist announced Established names contend with new voices, including a debut novelist Two Israeli novels make the shortlist Second year of the newly evolved Man Booker International Prize, which puts a fresh spotlight on fiction in translation Read more...
27.03.17
  Secretary of the Booker Prize Foundation Eve Smith with scholarship recipient Alake Pilgrim Read more...
15.03.17
  The 13 longlisted books have been translated from 11 different languages, across Europe, Asia, South America, Africa and the Middle East Read more...
20.12.16
The judges of the 2017 Man Booker Prize for Fiction are announced today, Tuesday 20 December. The panel, which will be chaired by Baroness Lola Young, consists of: literary critic, Lila Azam Zanganeh; the Man Booker Prize shortlisted novelist, Sarah Hall; the artist, Tom Phillips CBE RA; and the travel writer, Colin Thubron CBE. Read more...
25.10.16
The Sellout wins 2016 Man Booker Prize   Paul Beatty becomes first American writer to win prestigious prize Second consecutive win for independent publisher Oneworld   Read more...
13.09.16
Man Booker Prize announces 2016 shortlist #ManBooker2016 | #FinestFiction   Former shortlisted author Deborah Levy and debut novelist Ottessa Moshfegh make the list Read more...
27.07.16
Former double winner J.M. Coetzee makes the list Four debuts among the list of 13 novels Five UK and five US authors alongside three Commonwealth authors   Read more...
07.07.16
Download 160629 Man Booker International Prize 2017 judges announced FINAL.pdf #MBI2017 #FinestFiction   Read more...
16.05.16
  #MBI2016 #FinestFiction   Han Kang and Deborah Smith to share £50,000 prize Translator began learning Korean only 7 years ago Read more...