On October 8, 2026, the Nobel Committee announced that the Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Canadian poet Anne Carson. She received the award "for her bold and innovative work that, engaging in a playful dialogue with classical tradition, has created new forms of contemporary literature."
Award Details
This year, the Nobel Foundation decided to increase the prize fund to 12 million Swedish kronor (approximately $1.2 million) in connection with the 125th anniversary of the prize. This increase marks an important step in supporting literature and its representatives in the modern world. It is noteworthy that the names of other candidates for the prize are not disclosed for 50 years according to the foundation's rules.
Biography of Anne Carson
Anne Carson was born in 1950 in Toronto. In 1981, she defended her doctoral dissertation in classical philology titled Odi et Amo Ergo Sum. Throughout her career, Carson has combined poetry writing with translation work and teaching at various universities. Her literary work focuses on the intersection of "a philologist's obsession with words" and "a poet's drive for new meanings."