Baillie Gifford Prize 2026

The Baillie Gifford Prize 2026 shortlist of six nonfiction titles was announced on 1 October 2026. The winner will be announced on 4 November 2026 at BMA House, London.

Shortlist & Longlist

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Baldwin: A Love Story

Nicholas Boggs

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Days of Love and Rage: A Story of Revolution

Anand Gopal

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London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth

Patrick Radden Keefe

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Alexander: God, King, Man

Edmund Richardson

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The Great Dictator: A Life of Barbara Cartland

Matthew Sweet

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The Traveller: The Revolutionary Life of George Forster and his Search for Humanity

Andrea Wulf

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Stay Alive: Berlin, 1939–1945

Ian Buruma

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Murder in Paris ’68: A True Story of Death and Glamour

Edward Chisholm

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Ukrainian Lessons: Art in a Time of War

Charlotte Higgins

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Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War’s Most Extraordinary Spy

Ben Macintyre

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The Nord Stream Conspiracy: The Inside Story of the Explosions That Shook the World

Bojan Pancevski

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Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War

Jane Rogoyska

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Never Say War: Life Inside Russia

Åsne Seierstad

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Judges

Kirsty Lang
Bea Carvalho
Tiffany Jenkins
Sam Leith
Ravi Mattu
Elif Shafak

Event Details

Announcement Date: October 1, 2026
Ceremony Date: November 4, 2026
Ceremony Location: BMA House, London