A year after Marlon James and his indie press Oneworld beat publishing giants to win the Man Booker, three independent publishers have made the 2016 longlist. But what effect does the ‘mother of all prizes’ have on tiny teams?Man Booker 2016 longlist – in picturesAlongside heavy hitters such as... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
With the shortlist to be announced September 13, the Man Booker Prize 'Dozen' is marked, judges say, by writing that is 'uniformly fresh, energetic and important.' The post Coetzee and New Faces on the Man Booker Prize Longlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The British-based Man Booker Prize, one of the most prestigious awards for literary fiction in the world, announced its longlist Wednesday, with five American authors on the list of 13. It’s only the third year that authors from outside the Commonwealth have been considered for the prize, which... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2016-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The public may be less than thrilled to see Japan's latest major book prizes awarded to people who are 'not TV talent or celebrities," commentators say, but that is 'as it should be.' The post Japan’s Akutagawa and Naoki Prizes Go to ‘Exclusively Literary People’ appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Blackwell's has named Mary Beard's SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome (Profile) as its Book of the Year for 2016. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Every two years, honors are given for outstanding work in English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil. A record number of submissions—235 across the twelve categories—marks the 2016 awards. The post Sonny Liew’s ‘Charlie Chan’ Leads Singapore Literature Prizes appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rotating among prose fiction, poetry, drama, and children's literature, the Nigeria Prize carries a purse of $100,000. The longlist was chosen from 173 titles. The post Nigeria Prize for Literature Names 11 Authors to Longlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Alice Jolly has been awarded 2016 PEN Ackerley Prize, the UK’s only literary prize dedicated to memoir and autobiography, for crowdfunded book Dead Babies and Seaside Towns (Unbound). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The White Horse Bookshop is sponsoring the Richard Jefferies Society Writers’ Prize while the book trade is experiencing a “golden age of nature writing”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Malorie Blackman’s latest novel is among those longlisted for the Guardian children’s fiction prize, alongside titles from Alex Wheatle and Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Crowdfunding publisher Unbound has launched a "major" new £5,000 short story prize in celebration of its fifth birthday. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Folio Prize Foundation has appointed former Fourth Estate associate publisher Minna Fry as its director of development. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Edinburgh International Book Festival director Nick Barley is chairing the judging panel for the 2017 Man Booker International Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jessie Greengrass has won the Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2016 for her debut collection, taking home the £10,000 main prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lidudumalingani has won the 2016 Caine Prize for African Writing for his short story ‘Memories We Lost’. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
UK writer Russell Jones has been shortlisted for the $50,000 (£37,990) Half the World Global Literati Award for his unpublished YA novel The Talkers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Three books from Penguin Random House have been shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize 2016, alongside books from Canongate, Bloomsbury and John Murray. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lauded for work that exposes 'how violence, hatred and speechlessness can change people,' journalist and author Carolin Emcke's Friedenspreis honors her work "in an era in which political, religious and cultural conflicts often leave no room for dialogue.' The post The German Book Trade’s Peace... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lisa McInerney has won the £10,000 Desmond Elliott Prize 2016 for The Glorious Heresies (John Murray) following closely on the heels of her Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction win just two weeks ago. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Norwegian has been chosen as the language of the Harvill Secker Young Translators’ Prize 2016. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]