The 76-year-old, who announced in 2024 that she has Parkinson's disease, has been mentioned as a possible Nobel laureate for years Stockholm, October 8, 2026: Canadian poet, essayist and writer Anne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature for her innovative literary work that draws heavily on classical traditions, the Swedish Academy announced on Thursday.The Academy honoured Carson “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature”, Reuters reports.The prestigious award, presented by the Swedish Academy, carries prize money... Key points and original sources are listed below.

• The 76-year-old, who announced in 2024 that she has Parkinson's disease, has been mentioned as a possible Nobel laureate for yearsS1

• Stockholm, October 8, 2026: Canadian poet, essayist and writer Anne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature for her innovative literary work that draws heavily on classical traditions, the Swedish Academy announced on Thursday.The Academy honoured Ca...S2

• The author was in Iceland “listening to the wind” when the academy reached her to notify her of the win.S3S5

• STOCKHOLM, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature," the award-gi...S4

• Anne Carson was among the bookies' favourites to win this year, as her body of work eschews easy categorisation.The Nobel Prize committee singled out her “bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms f...S7

• Carson, 76, is celebrated for works that often cross boundaries between poetry, fiction and scholarship.S8