The Booker Prize 2026 Shortlist Announcement: Live Stream
Join us for a special live stream of the world’s most significant award for a single work of fiction, with a panel of esteemed judges.
For the second year running, the Booker Prize shortlist is announced at a public event here at the Southbank Centre.
The judges of the Booker Prize 2026 – Chair Mary Beard and fellow panellists Raymond Antrobus, Jarvis Cocker, Rebecca Liu and Patricia Lockwood – announce the shortlist for this year’s prize live on stage.
In conversation with Booker Prize Foundation Chief Executive Gaby Wood, they reveal what it is like to judge the prize and share why each book earned its place on the Booker Prize 2026 shortlist.
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22 Sep 2026, 7pm
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1 hour and 30 minutes (approx)
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