The Booker Prize

Founded in the UK in 1969, the Booker Prize initially rewarded Commonwealth writers and now spans the globe: it is open to anyone regardless of origin. Each year, the prize is awarded to what is, in the opinion of our judges, the best sustained work of fiction written in English and published in the UK and Ireland.  

The winner of the Booker Prize also receives £50,000, with £2,500 awarded to each of the other shortlisted authors.