The author and activist, who was subject to a fatwa in 2000, has won the prestigious prize for translated fiction for her short stories about the lives of Muslim women. She and her translator Deepa Bhasthi explain how Heart Lamp’s themes ‘are universal’• ‘Radical translation’ of Heart Lamp by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2025-05-23 12:00:30 UTC ]
The International Booker Prize is the world’s most influential literary award for translated fiction, with its £50,000 prize money that ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-05-21 18:33:31 UTC ]
Today, the Griffin Poetry Prize announced that Dawn Macdonald has won the 2025 Canadian First Book Prize for Northerny (University of Alberta Press). The prize judges called the book “a blast of crisp Yukon air. Funny and fresh, unexpected and daring, it understands ‘the personal is heretical,’... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-05-21 14:15:35 UTC ]
Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp, translated by Deepa Bhasthi and published by And Other Stories, is the first short story collection and first book originally written in Kannada to win the £50,000 prize, which is split equally between the author and translator. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-05-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
£20,000 award for writers aged 39 or under goes to story ‘tackling trauma and grief with bold and poetic moments of quirkiness and humour’A novel about a Palestinian woman who participates in a pyramid scheme reselling Birkin bags has won this year’s Swansea University Dylan Thomas... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2025-05-15 18:15:33 UTC ]
The trade honors announced at the 35th edition of the British Book Awards name Bloomsbury and Nosy Crow top publishers. The post 2025 British Book Awards: Margaret Atwood Wins the Freedom to Publish Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2025-05-13 04:39:29 UTC ]
The books that won 2025 Pulitzer Prizes, the Edgar Awards (and its dearth of representation), a new way to purchase Kindle books, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-05-06 15:30:00 UTC ]
Earlier today, the 2025 Pulitzer Prizes were announced and Percival Everett’s James was declared the winner for fiction. This came as no surprise to anybody even vaguely tapped into the literary scene: in addition to winning the National Book Award for Fiction, James won the Kirkus Prize and was... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-05-05 22:49:07 UTC ]
Renowned poet and author wins prize for series of New Yorker essays on suffering of Palestinians in GazaThe renowned Palestinian poet and author, Mosab Abu Toha, is among this year’s Pulitzer prize winners.Abu Toha was awarded for a series of essays in the New Yorker documenting the lives and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2025-05-05 21:22:52 UTC ]
Since 2017, the Pulitzer committee has recognized outstanding journalism, criticism, books, dramas, and achievements in music with their coveted prizes. And winners walk away with $15,000 and the endless respect of their peers. This year’s awards were announced today via livestream at 3pm. Here... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-05-05 19:46:46 UTC ]
Since its founding in 1917, the Pulitzer Prize has recognized excellence in journalism, arts, and literature. You can see the ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-05-05 19:46:46 UTC ]
Everett’s novel ‘James’ and Hulls’s graphic memoir ‘Feeding Ghosts’ were among the seven books to receive this year’s Pulitzer Prizes, announced May 5. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-05-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Next Big Story competition, run by writing school The Novelry, is encouraging entries from would-be authors ‘historically overlooked by the publishing industry’ A new competition is offering £75,000 to an aspiring writer based on just three pages of their novel.Actor Emma Roberts, Bridgerton... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2025-05-01 13:00:21 UTC ]
John Mark Comer’s Practicing the Way, which won Christian Book of the Year, led the 13 category winners honored Tuesday by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
In its 19th edition, Abu Dhabi's 2025 Sheikh Zayed Book Award shines with well-recognized laureates onstage. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award: A Bright Ceremony in Abu Dhabi appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2025-04-29 21:36:40 UTC ]
'Aspen Words laureate Tommy Orange says, 'At a time like this, it could be hardest to believe in art and how it can impact the world.' The post Tommy Orange Wins the 2025 Aspen Words Literary Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2025-04-28 16:26:16 UTC ]
The winners of this year’s Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were announced over the weekend. The Book Prizes were founded ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-04-28 12:15:00 UTC ]
The year that was has made its artistic judgments. Mostly. The world of film declared Anora as Best Picture. Music selected Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter as Album of the Year. Now, finally, on May 5th, book world gets its big moment. On Monday, at 3:00 p.m. EST, the award ceremony will be live... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2025-04-28 11:05:00 UTC ]
The year that was has made its artistic judgments. Mostly. The world of film declared Anora as Best Picture. Music selected Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter as Album of the Year. Now, finally, on May 5th, book world gets its big moment. Pulitzer time is here! As most of us book-loving folks know, there... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2025-04-28 11:05:00 UTC ]
At the 45th Los Angeles Times Book Prizes ceremony, winners in 12 competitive categories and three special prizes addressed the fraught political climate in the U.S. and L.A. rebuilding after January's devastating firestorms. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2025-04-26 04:58:22 UTC ]