2023 Booker Prize facts for kids
The 2023 Booker Prize is a literary award given for the best English novel of the year. The winner was announced on 26 November 2023, at the Old Billingsgate in London. The longlist was announced on 1 August 2023. The shortlist was announced on 21 September. The shortlist consists of six books from six different authors, one British, one Canadian, two Irish, and two American. The winning writer will receive £50,000. The prize was won by Paul Lynch, for his novel Prophet Song.
Contents
Judging panel
- Esi Edugyan (chair)
- Adjoa Andoh
- Robert Webb
- James Shapiro
- Mary Jean Chan
Nominees
indicates the winner
Shortlist
| Author | Title | Genre(s) | Country | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Lynch | Prophet Song | Novel | Ireland | Oneworld Publications |
| Paul Murray | The Bee Sting | Novel | Ireland | Hamish Hamilton |
| Chetna Maroo | Western Lane | Novel | Kenya/England | Picador |
| Paul Harding | This Other Eden | Novel | USA | Hutchinson Heinemann |
| Jonathan Escoffery | If I Survive You | Novel | USA | 4th Estate |
| Sarah Bernstein | Study for Obedience | Novel | Canada | Granta Books |
Longlist
| Author | Title | Genre(s) | Country | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tan Twan Eng | The House of Doors | Novel | Malaysia | Canongate |
| Martin MacInnes | In Ascension | Novel | Scotland | Atlantic Books |
| Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow | All the Little Bird-Hearts | Novel | England | Tinder Press |
| Siân Hughes | Pearl | Novel | England | Indigo Press |
| Elaine Feeney | How to Build a Boat | Novel | Ireland | Harvill Secker |
| Sebastian Barry | Old God's Time | Novel | Ireland | Faber & Faber |
| Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ | A Spell of Good Things | Novel | Nigeria/England | Canongate |
| Paul Murray | The Bee Sting | Novel | Ireland | Hamish Hamilton |
| Chetna Maroo | Western Lane | Novel | Kenya/England | Picador |
| Paul Lynch | Prophet Song | Novel | Ireland | Oneworld Publications |
| Paul Harding | This Other Eden | Novel | USA | Hutchinson Heinemann |
| Jonathan Escoffery | If I Survive You | Novel | USA | 4th Estate |
| Sarah Bernstein | Study for Obedience | Novel | Canada | Granta Books |
See also
- List of winners and shortlisted authors of the Booker Prize for Fiction
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