A prolific translator, novelist and essayist, the French-Jewish writer Cécile Wajsbrot wins Novi Sad's 2024 Tišma Prize. The post France’s Cécile Wajsbrot Wins the Tišma International Literary Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-06-10 20:27:13 UTC ]
Author of Anansi’s Gold, a nonfiction account of a notorious Ghanian conman ‘told with biting wit’, wins £1,000 awardYepoka Yeebo has won the 2024 Jhalak prize for her nonfiction book about a Ghanaian con artist.Anansi’s Gold is an “exhilarating journey” through the life and “almost... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-05-30 18:30:16 UTC ]
Journalist Maria Ressa named Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk in speech at Hay literary festival in Powys“Tech bros” such as Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are “the largest dictators”, Maria Ressa, who won the Nobel peace prize in 2021 for her defence of media freedom, has said.The American-Filipina... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-05-27 15:11:47 UTC ]
The 2024 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction goes to V. V. Ganeshananthan for her Penguin Random House release, Brotherless Night. The post V. V. Ganeshananthan Wins the $150,000 Carol Shields Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-05-22 17:15:43 UTC ]
Translated by Michael Hofmann, it’s the first novel originally written in German to win the major literary award. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-05-21 23:13:25 UTC ]
The honors for Jenny Erpenbeck's novel, translated from the German by Michael Hofmann and published by New Directions, come with a £50,000 cash prize, which is split equally between the author and translator. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award's 2024-'25 cycle has opened with a new round of submissions in its 10 specialized categories. The post Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Zayed Book Award Opens 2024-2025 Submissions appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-05-16 21:28:19 UTC ]
World Literature Today Announces 2024 Student Translation Prize Winners, by the Editors of WLT News and Events [email protected] Tue, 05/14/2024 - 16:27 Lucy Coleman and Madeline Jones, winners of the 2024 Student Translation PrizesWorld Literature... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2024-05-14 21:27:38 UTC ]
She won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2013, with the Academy saying she could "accommodate the entire epic complexity of the novel in just a few short pages." Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-05-14 16:57:50 UTC ]
Check out this year's winners of the Barnes & Noble Children's & Young Adult Book Awards (plus, learn about this summer's reading program for kids!) Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-05-14 12:45:00 UTC ]
The 2024 British Book Awards had their big night at Grosvenor House in London, celebrating both book and trade award winners. The post British Book Awards: The 2024 Trade and Book Honors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-05-14 03:51:46 UTC ]
Read our reviews of this year's winning works of fiction, general nonfiction, history, biography, and memoir and autobiography. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
The winners and nominated finalists of the 2024 Pulitzer Prizes were announced today by administrator Marjorie Miller via remote video stream. The winners each take home $15,000 dollars and serious bragging rights, not to mention a ticket into a very illustrious club. The full list of winners... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-05-06 19:40:29 UTC ]
Novelist Jayne Anne Phillips, journalist Nathan Thrall, and biographer Jonathan Eig were among the winners of the 108th annual Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism and in Arts and Letters, announced May 6. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
The winning authors will share a cash award of $20,000, and the winning publishers will share a grant for $30,000 to support “the immediate open access publication of at least two new books.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
The IBPA Benjamin Franklin Book Awards, which honor titles in 57 categories, will be renamed the IBPA Book Awards, and will celebrate books across seven additional, identity-inclusive categories. IBPA also established a new Jan Nathan Lifetime Achievement Award in memory of its late founder. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
The selection of Moore's memoir as Book of the Year was one of a dozen award winners at the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association's 50th anniversary celebration, which took place in Chicago this week. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
As the Sheikh Zayed Book Award ceremony approaches, Spain's Casa Árabe is named Cultural Personality of the Year. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award To Honor Spain’s Casa Árabe appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-04-29 00:11:54 UTC ]
The US$35,000 Aspen Words Literary Prize goes to Isabella Hammad, whose 'Enter Ghost' explores the Palestinian diaspora. The post Isabella Hammad Wins the 2024 Aspen Words Literary Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-04-26 13:34:35 UTC ]
Here are the winners of this year's Los Angeles Times Book Prize, presented to books in over 13 different categories. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-04-22 15:40:27 UTC ]