M. John Harrison Wins 2026 Booker Prize

Posted on November 13, 2026

British author M. John Harrison won the 2026 Booker Prize for his novel, The End of Everything. He is the oldest winner in the prize's history at age 81.

The award was presented to Harrison by last year’s winner David Szalay, at a ceremony held at Old Billingsgate in London. The award includes £50,000 and a trophy.

This was the shortlist for the prize this year:

• The End of Everything by M. John Harrison (Winner)
• The Disappearers by Marlon James
• Black Bag by Luke Kennard
• May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry
• The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
• John of John by Douglas Stuart

Booker Prize describes The End of Everything as a "destabilising and satirical dystopian novel that follows a beachcomber and his pistol-toting aunt as they eke out an existence together on a near-future Kent coast."