How the Prize works
For a prize of such scope, it is of great importance to have a panel with a deep knowledge and love of fiction writing. The panel for the Man Booker International prize is made up of international experts in literature.
The panel consists of three people, a chair and two judges, chosen by the advisory committee of the Man Booker Prize. In deciding on the winner, the judges meet on a number of occasions and in different parts of the world.
The panel for the 2009 prize was announced on 19 March, 2008.
The judging panel will initially produce its own reading list of international writers. These will remain confidential. A list of around fifteen contenders was announced in Spring 2009. The winner will be selected from this list.
To put the decision of the panel into context, the chair of the judges will write an appreciation of the work of the winning author, to be delivered at the awards ceremony.
