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The Trustees of the Booker Prize Foundation have abolished the post of honorary vice president, previously held by Baroness Emma Nicholson. The decision followed controversy on social media surrounding Nicholson's views on same-sex marriage and her attitude to trans people. A statement this... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-24 23:17:06 UTC ]
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This year's Polari Prize longlist sees titles from Jeanette Winterson, Dustin Lance Black and Joseph O'Connor in the running for the £2,000 award. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-23 05:03:35 UTC ]
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The Women's Prize Trust is launching Discoveries, a writers’ development programme offering aspiring female writers of all ages and backgrounds "encouragement and support" at the beginning of their creative journeys. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-18 07:15:38 UTC ]
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For seeing society's wealth as reflecting 'the opportunities for development available to all individuals,' the German book trade's Peace Prize goes to Amartya Sen. The post Economist Amartya Sen Wins 2020 German Trade Peace Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-06-17 13:51:51 UTC ]
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Lemn Sissay, Lisa Taddeo and Paul Mendez have been longlisted for this year's Gordon Burn Prize. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-17 02:24:37 UTC ]
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David Abulafia’s The Boundless Sea (Allen Lane), a global history of humankind told through our relationship with the world’s oceans, has won the £40,000 Wolfson History Prize. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-15 10:43:11 UTC ]
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Bad Form, the quarterly literary review magazine, is launching a new prize for young black, Asian, Arab and other non-white fiction writers based in the UK, with support from across the publishing industry. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-14 17:30:53 UTC ]
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Irish author Christine Dwyer Hickey has won the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize for her “masterpiece” The Narrow Land (Atlantic), exploring the marriage of artists Edward and Jo Hopper. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-14 12:10:56 UTC ]
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Opening today for submissions in its 2021 cycle, the Aspen Words Literary Prize is focused on fiction that illustrates 'the transformative power of literature on thought and culture.' The post Aspen Words Literary Prize Opens 2021 Submissions Seeking ‘Transformative Fiction’ appeared first on... Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-06-10 17:05:39 UTC ]
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This year's Comedy Women in Print Prize shortlists have been revealed, and feature Candice Carty-Williams, Jeanette Winterson and Beth O'Leary. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-08 04:36:56 UTC ]
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First-time writer Lorelei Goulding has won Spread the Word's Life Writing Prize, for her "heart-breaking story" Birdie. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-04 12:18:00 UTC ]
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The regional winners of the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize have been announced, with 20-year-old Reyah Martin taking the title for Europe and Canada. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-03 23:09:53 UTC ]
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Anne Griffin and David Nott have made the shortlist for this year's £10,000 RSL Christopher Bland Prize, which goes to a debut author aged 50 or over. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-03 14:09:31 UTC ]
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Jeffrey Gerritt, recipient of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing, has been appointed editor of the Sharon Herald and Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'
[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-06-02 19:35:11 UTC ]
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Debuts by authors Abi Daré, Okechukwu Nzelu and Derek Owusu have been shortlisted for the £10,000 2020 Desmond Elliott Prize. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-01 12:16:05 UTC ]
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Former BBC Radio 4 Controller Mark Damazer has been announced as the new chair of the Booker Prize Foundation. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-31 14:59:16 UTC ]
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The Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation has announced the shortlist for the Best Unpublished Manuscript category in the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-28 03:59:23 UTC ]
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Sunny Singh, the co-founder of the Jhalak Prize, has said lockdown caused by the pandemic is an opportunity to reassess equality in the industry. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-27 11:18:23 UTC ]
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Television presenter and musician wins £1,000 prize for writers of colour, with ‘exceptionally thoughtful’ debut AfropeanExtract from Afropean: ‘It really was another world’Johny Pitts has won the Jhalak prize for his debut book Afropean, an examination of life in black communities across... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2020-05-26 18:44:35 UTC ]
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'It's so easy now to turn the past into myth,' says Pulitzer Prize -winning Cundill juror Anne Applebaum. She and her colleagues flag historical analysis amid a pathogen's assault and leadership failures. The post Canada’s Cundill Prize Jurors: History, Urgency, Trump appeared first on... Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-05-26 10:06:37 UTC ]
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