2020 Booker Prize Shortlist

The New Wilderness by Diane Cook (OneWorld) is on the six-title shortlist for the 2020 Booker Prize.

The £50,000 prize is “open to writers of any nationality, writing in English and published in the UK or Ireland.” This year’s judges are Margaret Busby (chair), Lee Child, Sameer Rahim, Lemn Sissay, and Emily Wilson.

Shortlisted authors receive £2,500 and a “specially bound edition of their book.” Winners will be announced November 19, 2020.

For more information, including the complete shortlist, see the Booker Prize website.


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