Anne Carson, former McGill professor, awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
Canadian poet and scholar Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in Literature on October 8, 2026. A former McGill-affiliated professor, she was honored for an inventive body of work spanning poetry, essays and translation. The prize is 12 million Swedish kronor (≈ CA$1.7M).
Anne Carson, a poet, essayist, classical scholar and translator, was named Nobel laureate in literature on October 8, 2026. Author of more than twenty books and formerly on the faculty of institutions including McGill, she has earned major honours over her career: two Griffin Poetry Prizes, a Governor General’s Literary Award, the T. S. Eliot Prize, a MacArthur Fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship. The Nobel recognizes her distinctive contribution to contemporary letters and highlights the international reach of Canadian academic and creative life.