Faber Children’s has acquired the rights to Dave Pigeon by Swapna Haddow, the winner of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Among the poets on this year’s longlist are two former National Book Award Finalists and two former Poets Laureate of the United States. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Beginning this year, the five winners of the National Poetry Series' Open Competition will receive a $10,000 prize, up from $1,000. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
In addition to the American contenders Karen Joy Fowler for 'We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves' and Joshua Ferris of 'To Rise Again at a Decent Hour,' other nominees include Richard Flanagan for 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North' and Ali Smith for 'How to Be Both.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Italian writer Claudio Magris (b. 1939) has been awarded the 2014 Prize in Romance Languages by the Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Scottish Children’s Book Awards shortlists have been announced with Floris Books... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Academy of American Poets has awarded Pulitzer Prize-winner and former poet laureate Robert Hass the 2014 Wallace Stevens Award. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
A novel inspired by the daily toil of a shepherdess and a biography of a Booker prize-winning author win the UK's oldest literary awards. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2014-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
A children's book prize inspired by Matilda author Roald Dahl is put on hold for two years. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 2014 Polari First Book Prize is continuing its tradition of supporting self-published titles... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Focusing on the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize, WME literary agent Cathryn Summerhayes argues that book prizes are key to spotlighting talent for the global market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
'The Wake,' by Paul Kingsnorth was reportedly published by the website Unbound, which funds the publishing of books through donations. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Four American authors made the cut, including Joshua Ferris and Karen Joy Fowler. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first Man Booker Prize longlist after opening to world English writers includes books by four Americans, six Britons, two Irish writers and one Australian. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The miniseries, based on the book by A. Scott Berg, will be written by Oscar-winning 'Milk' screenwriter Dustin Lance Black. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kenyan Okwiri Oduor has won the 15th Caine Prize for African Writing, often described as Africa’s leading literary award. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Poet Owen Sheers wins Wales Book of the Year for his work about three young soldiers who are deployed to Afghanistan. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2014-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the past 20 years, the number of prizes geared towards children’s books has trebled,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hard on the heels of his 2014 Kate Greenaway award, Jon Klassen has picked up a second UK... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Eimear McBride's A Girl is a Half-formed Thing has won the £10,000 2014 Desmond Elliott... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]