# Anne Carson wins the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature

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Published: 2026-10-09T05:25:59.719066+00:00
Updated: 2026-10-09T05:25:59.719066+00:00
Author: James Zhang

Canadian author Anne Carson wins the **2026 Nobel Prize in Literature**.

The [official citation](https://x.com/NobelPrize/status/2108150755790369160): “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature.”

Carson is a poet, essayist, classicist and translator. Her writing brings ancient stories into modern forms.

[Autobiography of Red](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/24642/autobiography-of-red-by-anne-carson/) retells a Greek myth as a novel in verse. [Nox](https://www.ndbooks.com/book/nox/) is a memorial to her brother, made as an illustrated accordion-fold book in a box.

Image: Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach.

Source: https://x.com/NobelPrize/status/2108150755790369160