A 13-book longlist has been revealed for the 2026 International Booker Prize, which recognizes the best works of long-form fiction or collections of short stories translated into English and published in the U.K. and/or Ireland. The shortlist of six books will be released March 31, and a winner named on May 19 in London. This year's prize is supported by Bukhman Philanthropies.
The contribution of author and translator is given equal recognition, with the £50,000 (about $67,440) prize split evenly between them. Each shortlisted title receives £5,000 (about $6,745). The 2026 International Booker Prize longlisted titles are:
Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated by Lin King
The Wax Child by Olga Ravn, translated by Martin Aitken
Women Without Men by Shahrnush Parsipur, translated by Faridoun Farrokh
The Witch by Marie Ndiaye, translated by Jordan Stump
The Duke by Matteo Melchiorre, translated by Antonella Lettieri
On Earth as It Is Beneath by Ana Paula Maia, translated by Padma Viswanathan
The Director by Daniel Kehlmann, translated by Ross Benjamin
She Who Remains by Rene Karabash, translated by Izidora Angel
Small Comfort by Ia Genberg, translated by Kira Josefsson
The Deserters by Mathias Énard, translated by Charlotte Mandell
The Remembered Soldier by Anjet Daanje, translated by David McKay
We Are Green and Trembling by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, translated by Robin Myers
The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran by Shida Bazyar, translated by Ruth Martin
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The Association of American Publishers has unveiled finalists for the 50th annual Professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE) Awards, honoring scholarly works published in 2025. The subject category winners will compete for four awards--excellence in biological and life sciences, humanities, physical sciences and mathematics, and social sciences. The winners of those awards will compete for the top prize of the PROSE awards, the R.R. Hawkins Award.
Syreeta Swann, COO for the Association of American Publishers, said: "This year we are proud to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the PROSE Awards and delighted to announce that the 2026 finalists and category winners include a tremendously impressive selection of scholarly authorship. We send our congratulations to all of this year's honorees and look forward to the announcement of the 2026 PROSE Awards for Excellence winners, as well as the top prize, the R.R. Hawkins Award, in the weeks ahead."
To see a full list of the subject categories and finalists, click here.