Nobel Prize in literature to be awarded in Stockholm

The Nobel Prize medal in literature.Beata Zawrzel / NurPhoto via GettyShareAdd NBC News to GoogleOct. 8, 2026, 5:45 AM EDTSTOCKHOLM — The Nobel Prize in literature will be awarded Thursday by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm.

Three science awards were announced earlier this week. The Nobel for medicine went to three scientists whose work led to a tool that uses light to help unravel how the brain works. The physics award recognized a scientist’s efforts to demystify a rare group of neutrinos. The chemistry prize recognized two scientists for untangling mysterious mirror images in molecules, a discovery that has been used to develop countless drugs.

The prize money this year is 12 million Swedish kronor (about $1.2 million), whether for an individual, small group of laureates or organization.