2020 Booker Prize

The 2020 Booker Prize for Fiction was announced on 19 November 2020.

[1] The Booker longlist of 13 books was announced on 27 July,[2] and was narrowed down to a shortlist of six on 15 September.

[3] The Prize was awarded to Douglas Stuart for his debut novel, Shuggie Bain, receiving £50,000.

[5] The ceremony was hosted by John Wilson at the Roundhouse in Central London, and broadcast by the BBC.

[6] As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the shortlisted authors and guest speakers appeared virtually from their respective homes.