2026 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction

Congratulations to Alice Jolly, winner of the Walter Scott Prize 2026 with THE MATCHBOX GIRL.   Find out more via the link: www.walterscottprize.co.uk/alice-jolly-... #WalterScottPrize #BookPrizeWinner #BordersBookFestival #HistoricalFiction @alicejolly.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

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— Walter Scott Prize (@walterscottprize.bsky.social) 12 June 2026 at 15:20

2026 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction

The 2026 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction is awarded to Lyse Doucet for 'The Finest Hotel In Kabul: A People's History of Afghanistan'. Congratulations Lyse!

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— Women's Prize (@womensprize.bsky.social) 11 June 2026 at 19:10

2026 Women's Prize for Fiction

The Correspondent by Virginia Evans is the 2026 winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction. Congratulations Virginia! @michaeljbooks.bsky.social

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— Women's Prize (@womensprize.bsky.social) 11 June 2026 at 19:19

Arthur C. Clarke Award 2026: Shortlist

✨The Shortlist 2026!✨ DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL, Matt Dinniman  THE DREAM HOTEL, Laila Lalami LUMINOUS, Silva Park THERE IS NO ANTIMEMETICS DIVISION, qntm WHEN THERE ARE WOLVES AGAIN, E.J. Swift THE SALT ORACLE, Lorraine Wilson This year’s winner will be announced on Weds 12 August.

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— The Arthur C. Clarke Award (@clarkeaward.bsky.social) 4 June 2026 at 18:32

2026 Climate Fiction Prize

We're thrilled to announce that Hum by Helen Phillips is the winner of the 2026 Climate Fiction Prize! “Hum deals with love, community and family in the face of the climate crisis, privilege and the age of AI.” Arifa Akbar, Chair of Judges

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— Climate Fiction Prize (@climate-fiction.bsky.social) 27 May 2026 at 20:08

2026 Women's Prize for Fiction: Shortlist

The 2026 #WomensPrize for Fiction shortlist. Which will you be reading next? #WomensPrizeforFiction

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— Women's Prize (@womensprize.bsky.social) 22 April 2026 at 14:15

International Booker Prize 2026: Shortlist

Presenting the shortlist for the #InternationalBooker2026, supported by Bukhman Philanthropies. Find out more about the books, authors and translators: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2026

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— The Booker Prizes (@thebookerprizes.com) 31 March 2026 at 14:03

2026 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction: Shortlist

Introducing the 2026 #WomensPrize for Non-Fiction shortlist – six exceptional books, each a testament to how vital women’s writing is to our understanding of the world, and our imagining of tomorrow. Discover the shortlist here: youtu.be/v0O74n1r780 #WomensPrizeforNonFiction

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— Women's Prize (@womensprize.bsky.social) 25 March 2026 at 14:00

The 2026 #WomensPrize for Non-Fiction shortlist. How many have you read so far? #WomensPrizeforNonFiction

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— Women's Prize (@womensprize.bsky.social) 25 March 2026 at 14:15

2026 Climate Fiction Prize: Shortlist

The 2026 Climate Fiction Prize shortlist is here! 🤩 📚️ The Climate Fiction Prize, supported by Climate Spring, brings together six spectacularly wide-ranging novels for our 2026 shortlist, exploring the climate crisis, and our response to it. Discover the shortlist: climatefictionprize.co.uk

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— Climate Fiction Prize (@climate-fiction.bsky.social) 18 March 2026 at 11:36

2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction: Longlist

The 2026 #WomensPrize for Fiction longlist💚 Which book will you be reading first? #WomensPrizeforFiction

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— Women's Prize (@womensprize.bsky.social) 4 March 2026 at 14:15

International Booker Prize 2026: Longlist

‘As judges, we’ve been spoilt for choice’ We are delighted to reveal the longlist for the #InternationalBooker2026, supported by Bukhman Philanthropies. Congratulations to the authors and translators who make up this year's longlist. ➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2026

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— The Booker Prizes (@thebookerprizes.com) 24 February 2026 at 13:59

2026 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction: Longlist

The 2026 #WomensPrize for Non-Fiction longlist is here💜 Which book will you be picking up first? #WomensPrizeforNonFiction

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— Women's Prize (@womensprize.bsky.social) 11 February 2026 at 14:15

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

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

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

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

2025 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize: Winner

This week we were happy to announce the winner of this year's Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize, neurologist and debut author Masud Husain, who won for his book 'Our Brains, Our Selves'. #SciBooks https://royalsociety.org/news/2025/10/science-book-prize-winner-announced/

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— The Royal Society (@royalsociety.org) 4 October 2025 at 13:35

The Goldsmiths Prize 2025: Shortlist

We are delighted to announce the #GoldsmithsPrize2025 shortlist. Congratulations to our six brilliant novelists! Find out more about the shortlist: www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-p...

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— Goldsmiths Prize (@goldsmithsprize.bsky.social) 2 October 2025 at 20:56

Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2025: Shortlist

ICYMI: Jason Burke, Helen Garner, Richard Holmes, Justin Marozzi, Adam Weymouth and Frances Wilson have been shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2025 👇 #BookSky

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— The Bookseller (@thebookseller.com) 2 October 2025 at 09:17