Literary Laureates

The leading literary award in the English-speaking world, awarded annually for the best novel written in English and published in the UK or Ireland.

Prize: £50,000

Awarded for a single book translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland. The prize is split between author and translator.

Prize: £50,000

The most prestigious non-fiction prize in the UK, formerly known as the Samuel Johnson Prize.

Prize: £50,000

France's most prestigious literary award, given annually to the author of the best and most imaginative prose work of the year.

Prize: €10

Awarded annually during the Frankfurt Book Fair for the best German-language novel of the year.

Prize: €25,000

Italy's most prestigious literary prize, awarded annually for the best Italian-language novel.