Events: What’s on and dates for your diary
From intimate gatherings to bustling festivals, we celebrate the best in contemporary fiction at these UK events and pop-ups featuring our prizes’ authors and books
The Booker Prize 2026 Shortlist Announcement
Join the judges of the Booker Prize 2026 – Chair Mary Beard and fellow panellists Raymond Antrobus, Jarvis Cocker, Rebecca Liu and Patricia Lockwood – as they announce the shortlist for this year’s prize live on stage.
Where: Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London
When: 7:30pm on Tuesday, 22 September 2026
Tickets: £22 plus £4 booking fee; on sale now via the Southbank Centre
Iris, the Booker Prize trophy
© David Parry for the Booker Prize Foundation