Max Porter (1981) Great Britain 

writer

Max Porter rose to stardom in Britain and Europe following the publication of his debut novella Grief Is the Thing with Feathers (2015), which won the International Dylan Thomas Prize and was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and the Goldsmiths Prize. It was adapted for the stage by Irish playwright and director Enda Walsh in a production starring Cillian Murphy. Porter‘s second book Lanny (2019) was longlisted for the Booker Prize. His interest in the visual arts gave rise to The Death of Francis Bacon (2021), a luminous portrait of the dying artist written as a series of paintings. His most recent novel, Shy (2023), a lyrical study of teenage boyhood, long topped the best-seller lists. Porter will chair the judging panel of the International Booker Prize in 2025.