Nobel Prize in literature to be awarded in Stockholm

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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.Skip to ContentThe Nobel Prize medal in literature.Beata Zawrzel / NurPhoto via GettyShareAdd NBC News to GoogleOct. 8, 2026, 5:45 AM EDT / Updated Oct. 8, 2026, 7:05 AM EDT / Source: The Associated PressBy The Associated PressSTOCKHOLM — Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson who combines the classical and the modern won the Nobel Prize in Literature Thursday.

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.