# How is the Nobel Prize in Literature decided? Inside the secretive selection process

> Its 18 members consist of writers, professors and intellectuals.

- Published: 2026-10-06T13:30:01.479Z
- Updated: 2026-10-09T07:02:06.826Z
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- Involves: 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, Académie suédoise, Alfred Nobel, Anders Olsson, Anne Carson, Autobiography of Red, Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse, Berkeley University, Bob Dylan, Buddenbrooks, Canada, Decreation

## How it developed

- 2026-10-06T13:30:01.479Z - DW Top Stories: [How is the Nobel Prize in Literature decided? Inside the secretive selection process](https://www.dw.com/en/nobel-literature-prize-how-the-winner-is-secretly-chosen/a-79564151?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf)
- 2026-10-08T11:32:09.137Z - DW German: [Literaturnobelpreis geht an Kanadierin Anne Carson](https://www.dw.com/de/literaturnobelpreis-anne-carson-schwedische-akademie-stockholm-preistraeger-2026/a-79591988?maca=de-rss-de-top-1016-rdf)
- 2026-10-08T11:33:47.414Z - France 24 English: [Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Canada’s Anne Carson](https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261008-nobel-prize-in-literature-awarded-to-canada-anne-carson)
- 2026-10-08T11:32:13.720Z - France 24 French: [Le prix Nobel de littérature est décerné à la poétesse canadienne Anne Carson](https://www.france24.com/fr/culture/20261008-le-prix-nobel-de-litt%C3%A9rature-est-d%C3%A9cern%C3%A9-%C3%A0-la-po%C3%A9tesse-canadienne-anne-carson)
- 2026-10-08T11:15:03.298Z - BBC News: [Anne Carson: 'Bold and inventive' Canadian poet wins Nobel Prize in Literature](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq4g1j54nepyo)
- 2026-10-08T11:32:57.070Z - NOS Nieuws: [Nobelprijs voor Canadese dichter en hoogleraar klassieke talen Anne Carlson](https://nos.nl/artikel/2634134-nobelprijs-voor-canadese-dichter-en-hoogleraar-klassieke-talen-anne-carlson)
- 2026-10-08T12:02:58.895Z - NOS Nieuws: [Nobelprijs voor Canadese dichter en hoogleraar klassieke talen Anne Carson](https://nos.nl/artikel/2634134-nobelprijs-voor-canadese-dichter-en-hoogleraar-klassieke-talen-anne-carson)
- 2026-10-08T11:32:09.137Z - DW German: [So gewinnt man den Literaturnobelpreis](https://www.dw.com/de/so-gewinnt-man-den-literaturnobelpreis-ein-blick-hinter-die-kulissen-des-vergabeprozesses/a-79548310?maca=de-rss-de-top-1016-rdf)
- 2026-10-08T11:33:26.608Z - Digi24: [Premiul Nobel pentru Literatură 2026 a fost acordat lui Anne Carson din Canada „pentru opera sa îndrăzneaţă şi creativă”](https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/externe/mapamond/premiul-nobel-pentru-literatura-2026-anne-carson-canada-pentru-opera-sa-indrazneata-si-creativa-3983913)
- 2026-10-08T12:01:55.452Z - The Guardian World: [Anne Carson wins Nobel prize in literature 2026](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/oct/08/wins-the-nobel-prize-in-literature-2026)
- 2026-10-08T12:33:26.340Z - BBC Vietnamese: [Nobel Văn chương cho nhà thơ 'táo bạo và sáng tạo' Anne Carson - BBC News Tiếng Việt](https://www.bbc.com/vietnamese/articles/ck9dzp95q489o)
- 2026-10-08T12:33:23.607Z - Asomiya Pratidin: [কানাডাৰ লেখিকা এন কাৰছনলৈ ২০২৬ বৰ্ষৰ সাহিত্যৰ ন’বেল বঁটা](https://www.asomiyapratidin.in/homepage/nobel-prize-in-literature-2026-12638399)
- 2026-10-08T12:30:49.080Z - Punch: [Canadian author Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature](https://punchng.com/canadian-author-anne-carson-wins-2026-nobel-prize-in-literature/)
- 2026-10-08T14:30:56.630Z - Al Jazeera English: [Canadian Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/8/canadian-anne-carson-wins-2026-nobel-prize-in-literature)
- 2026-10-09T07:02:06.826Z - Jutarnji List: [‘Ljepota supruga‘ Nobelovke Anne Carson uključuje bolne, dirljive scene iz braka osuđenog na propast‘](https://www.jutarnji.hr/kultura/knjizevnost/ljepota-supruga-ukljucuje-bolne-dirljive-scene-iz-braka-osudenog-na-propast-15754017)

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