The Booker Prize announces 13 semifinalists for its 50,000-pound (about $66,000) award. According to reports, the list includes authors Douglas Stuart (a previous winner), Marlon James (a previous winner), and Elizabeth Strout (also a previous winner). The prize’s judges review a long shortlist of entries and read 163 novels before selecting the semifinalists announced on Tuesday. While the sources provided focus on the presence of past winners among the semifinalists, they also indicate that the semifinalist group is chosen through the judges’ evaluation of the full pool of eligible works.
No additional titles beyond these authors’ names are specified in the provided excerpts. The next stage of the Booker Prize process follows the publication of the semifinalists, leading toward later selections announced by the judges.
