Overview

• Judges reviewed 153 submissions to arrive at the 13-title longlist drawn from works published in the UK or Ireland between October 2024 and September 2025.
• Writers from nine countries secure places on the longlist, marking the most globally diverse selection in a decade.
• The list blends established talent—including former winners Kiran Desai, David Szalay and Andrew Miller—with debut novelists Maria Reva and Ledia Xhoga.
• Penguin Random House imprints account for five of the longlisted titles, while Fitzcarraldo Editions appears on the main list for the first time.
• A shortlist of six finalists will be announced on September 23, with the £50,000 winner to be revealed on November 10 at a London ceremony.