London: The longlist for the 2026 Booker Prize, one of the world's most prestigious literary awards, has been announced, APA reports. The selection comprises 13 novels chosen from a pool of 163 submissions.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, the works considered for the longlist were published between October 2025 and September 2026, as per the prize's criteria. This year's jury was chaired by writer and television presenter Mary Beard. The panel also includes poet, writer, and educator Raymond Antrobus, musician and writer Jarvis Cocker, journalist and critic Rebecca Liu, and former Booker Prize shortlisted author Patricia Lockwood.

The longlist features previous Booker Prize winners Marlon James and Douglas Stuart, alongside Elizabeth Strout, who was previously shortlisted. Additionally, it includes 10 first-time longlisted authors, with three debut novelists among them. The nominees are Chloe Aridjis's "The Shadow of the Object", Emma Cline's "Switzy", Makenna Goodman's "Helen of Nowhere", M. John Harrison's "The End of Everything", Marlon James's "The Disappearers", Luke Kennard's "Black Bag", Kenan Orhan's "The Renovation", Rebecca Perry's "May We Feed the King", Gwendoline Riley's "The Palm House", Elizabeth Strout's "The Things We Never Say", Douglas Stuart's "John of John", Djamel White's "All Them Dogs", and Missouri Williams's "The Vivisectors".

The Booker Prize shortlist is scheduled to be announced on September 22 at an event at London's Southbank Centre. The winner will be revealed at a ceremony on November 9. The victorious author will receive £50,000, and each shortlisted author will be awarded £2,500.

Source: Azeri-Press News Agency