05 February 2026

2026 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction: Longlist

We are delighted to announce the longlist for the seventeenth #WalterScottPrize for #HistoricalFiction, run by The Abbotsford Trust. Congratulations to all of the longlisted authors! #longlist #booksky #histfic #sirwalterscott #booksky www.walterscottprize.co.uk/announcing-t...

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— Walter Scott Prize (@walterscottprize.bsky.social) 5 February 2026 at 09:15

2026 Climate Fiction Prize: Longlist

The Climate Fiction Prize 2026 longlist is here! 🤩📚 This longlist shows the limitless scope of climate fiction, from gripping thrillers to experimental literary works, folklore and reimagined myths to science fiction and generational family saga. Full list here: climatefictionprize.co.uk

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— Climate Fiction Prize (@climate-fiction.bsky.social) 5 February 2026 at 17:29

10 November 2025

The Booker Prize 2025: Winner

‘We had never read anything quite like it. It is, in many ways, a dark book but it is a joy to read’ We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.

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— The Booker Prizes (@thebookerprizes.com) 10 November 2025 at 21:56

06 November 2025

The Goldsmiths Prize 2025: Winner

We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Goldsmiths Prize 2025 is C.D. Rose's We Live Here Now! 🎉🎉 Congratulations Chris! 👏👏

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— Goldsmiths Prize (@goldsmithsprize.bsky.social) 6 November 2025 at 07:56

05 November 2025

Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction: Winner

Helen Garner has won The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction with How to End a Story: Collected Diaries (W&N) – the first diary to win the prize 👇 #BookSky

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— The Bookseller (@thebookseller.com) 5 November 2025 at 10:33