About the longlist

Mary Beard, Chair of judges, said, ‘Great books have never been written to a single formula. We are confident that our longlist of books has something for everyone.’  

This year’s ‘Booker Dozen’ of 13 books is tonally diverse, the books abounding with humour and heartbreak, satire and surreality. There are fresh takes on dystopian sci-fi, royal history, the crime thriller and the campus novel. They are about memory, mortality, metamorphosis and murder; about old lives and new worlds; about the limits of human understanding; about reconciliation and retribution; about the lengths we go to in order to survive; and about the many ways we reckon with the past. 

Find out more about the books and authors here.

Who we’re looking for 

Readers who love contemporary fiction, the Booker Prize and who regularly post about books and reading. We’re keen to collaborate with creators who have built, and are part of, a strong and engaged community, whether you have 1,000 or 100,000 followers.  

How it works 

We’ll pick 26 creators, each of whom will receive one of the 13 longlisted titles. If you’re picked, we’d love you to read and share your thoughts about the book in whichever way you like – whether that’s through videos, carousels or stories shared to your main social media account(s).  

Fill in the application form below for your chance to be a Booker Prize 2026 creator. Entries close at 12:00pm BST on Monday 10 August 2026. We’re excited to hear from you! 

Rules 

Note these Terms and Conditions are rules which apply to this Creator Callout 

Booker Prize Foundation is the promoter of the Callout (unless otherwise stated) and any personal data relating to applicants which Booker Prize Foundation processes in connection with the Callout will be used solely in accordance with Booker Prize Foundation’s Privacy Policy.  

The Callout is free to enter although standard mobile data and internet connective charges may apply.  

The decision of Booker Prize Foundation is final in relation to all aspects of the implementation of the rules of the Callout and any disputes arising. No correspondence or discussion will be entered into.  

Booker Prize Foundation cannot accept any responsibility for any damage, loss, injury or disappointment suffered by any applicant entering the Callout or as a result of accepting any prize.   

Booker Prize Foundation is not responsible for any technical issues in relation to any telecommunications or internet network (including in relation to speed or bandwidth), nor for damage to an applicant’s or any other person’s device related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials arising out of the Callout.  

Eligibility  

This Callout is open worldwide, to over 18s; Booker Prize Foundation may require details and/or proof of age at any stage in the Callout and if the rules of a specific Callout state that it is open to under 18s, parental/guardian permission must be obtained by the applicant.  

The Callout is not open to:  

• any employee or person involved in the governance of, or of any provider of professional services to, Booker Prize Foundation, or in each case their family or household members
• any employee or person involved in the governance of any entity involved in the Callout, or in each case their family or household members. 

By entering the Callout, the applicant warrants that they are eligible to do so. Booker Prize Foundation may take all necessary steps to verify that eligibility. Booker Prize Foundation may disqualify any applicant who it determines is ineligible or where it has reasonable grounds to suspect the applicant is ineligible, and this may result in the award of a prize to an alternate winner.  

Applications  

An applicant may only enter the Callout once.   

Booker Prize Foundation will disqualify any applicant it reasonably suspects of having used software or an automated process to answer questions or make bulk entries.  

Entries must be received by the closing date and time. Late entries will be disqualified. Any determination in this respect is subject to proof of delivery/receipt, not proof of sending/transmission.  

An applicant warrants that their application and all information which the applicant submits and/or distributes:  

will not infringe the intellectual property, privacy or any other rights of any third party, and will not contain anything which is libellous, defamatory, obscene, indecent, harassing or threatening, and that the applicant has permission to use or feature any people, content or other material contained within their application. 

Booker Prize Foundation may screen, filter and/or monitor entries to ensure that these warranties have been complied with.  

Booker Prize Foundation does not accept responsibility for:  

any failure which prevents delivery/receipt of an application which is outside its control; the safekeeping of any entries. 

Entries will not be returned.  

Selected applicants

Where the Callout entries require subjective evaluation and/or interpretation, Booker Prize Foundation will make clear who is responsible for judging the Callout. The decision of the judge(s) is final, and no correspondence or discussion will be entered into.  

If it is not possible for Booker Prize Foundation to contact a selected applicant or to deliver the book after reasonable and proportionate (at Booker Prize Foundation’s discretion) attempts to do so, an alternate applicant will be selected.  

Selected applicants may be requested to take part in post Callout promotional activity and Booker Prize Foundation reserves the right to use the names and contact details of winners, their photographs and audio and/or visual recordings of them in any publicity relating to the Callout provided that in doing so Booker Prize Foundation is fulfilling its charitable purposes.