Special Prizes

A number of one-off Booker prizes have been created over the years, each aimed at spreading the word about the finest in fiction.

The Booker Special Prizes

The Lost Man Booker

The Lost Man Booker Prize was a one-off award to honour the books that missed out on the opportunity to win the Booker Prize in 1970

Salman Rushdie's pre-recorded speech with his sons Zafar and Milan

The Best of the Booker

In 2008, to mark the 40th Anniversary of the prize, the 'Best of the Booker' prize was awarded.

Beryl Bainbridge at home in Camden Town, London,1998

The Booker Prize and the best of Beryl Bainbridge

Born 90 years ago, the much-loved Dame was shortlisted five times for the Booker Prize - the most that any author has been shortlisted without actually winning

The Golden Man Booker

To mark the 50th anniversary in 2018, The Booker Prize Foundation launched the Golden Man Booker Prize.

The Booker of Bookers

This special prize was created in 1994 to mark the 25th anniversary of the prize.