2019 Booker Prize

Margaret Atwood (left) and Bernardine Evaristo (right), joint winners of the 2019 Booker Prize

The 2019 Booker Prize for Fiction was announced on 14 October 2019.[1] The Booker longlist of 13 books was announced on 23 July,[2] and was narrowed down to a shortlist of six on 3 September.[3] The Booker Prize was awarded jointly to Margaret Atwood for The Testaments and Bernardine Evaristo for Girl, Woman, Other. This was the first time the prize was shared since 1992, despite a rule change banning joint winners.[1]

  1. ^ a b Flood, Alison (14 October 2019). "Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo share Booker prize 2019". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Booker Prize 2019 longlist announced". Books+Publishing. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  3. ^ "Booker Prize 2019 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-06.