Anne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature.

On October 8, 2026, the Swedish Academy announced that Canadian author Anne Carson had won the Nobel Prize in Literature.

The award recognizes her 'bold and inventive oeuvre that in playful dialogue with the classical tradition has created new forms for contemporary literature.' The Academy’s permanent secretary informed Carson of her win while she was in Iceland, where she was reportedly 'listening to the wind.' Carson is the first Canadian to receive this prize.

The Nobel Prize in Literature is one of the most prestigious awards in the world, given annually to an author whose work demonstrates outstanding literary merit.