EBRD Literature Prize 2026 Awards Ceremony

Join independent judges Maya Jaggi (chair), Marek Kohn, Chigozie Obioma and Lea Ypi along with finalist authors, translators and publishers at the awards ceremony for this year’s EBRD Literature Prize.

The winner will be revealed at the ceremony which will run between 18.00 and 19.00. There will be a drinks reception afterwards until 20.00 where the books will be available to purchase.

Please bring photo ID and arrive in time to collect your badge and pass security checks. Attendance is free but you MUST register in advance. Registration will close on 26 June.

This year’s finalists are:

People and Trees: A Trilogy by Akram Aylisli (Azerbaijan) originally written in Azeri and translated by Katherine E. Young from the Russian translation (Plamen Press).

Ice by Jacek Dukaj (Poland) translated from the Polish by Ursula Phillips (Head of Zeus, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing).

On the Greenwich Line by Shady Lewis (Egypt), translated from the Arabic by Katharine Halls (Peirene Press).