Malaysian-Chinese writer and editor Nina Mingya Powles has been announced as the winner of the inaugural Nan Shepherd Prize for her submission Small Bodies of Water, which explores growing up between two different cultures. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-18 11:59:01 UTC ]
Unusual for its focus on socially relevant fiction, the Aspen Words Literary Prize has six debuts among its 16 longlisted titles for 2020, is third year. The post Aspen Institute Names Its 2020 Aspen Words Literary Prize Longlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-11-18 06:30:13 UTC ]
British author and translator of Chinese literature Julia Lovell has won the 2019 Cundill History Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-14 22:58:18 UTC ]
Aspen Words has announced the longlist for the 2020 Aspen Words Literary Prize, a $35,000 award given to a work of fiction that “illuminates a vital contemporary issue and demonstrates the transformative power of literature on thought and culture.” The longlist includes sixteen books: twelve... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-11-14 17:00:04 UTC ]
The British Book Award for Export is open for entries as it returns for a second year, recognising publishers that excel in export sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-14 02:02:29 UTC ]
Lucy Ellmann’s 1,000-page novel written almost entirely in one long sentence, Ducks, Newburyport (Galley Beggar Press), has won the £10,000 2019 Goldsmiths Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-13 10:44:25 UTC ]
Astrophysicist Raman Prinja and artist Chris Wormell’s book Planetarium: Welcome to the Museum (Templar Publishing), about the wonders of space, has scooped the Royal Society’s Young People’s Book Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-12 19:41:46 UTC ]
As one of the first initiatives under the leadership of new CEO James Daunt, Barnes & Noble has announced the shortlist for a new Book of the Year award. The nominees and winner are chosen by B&N booksellers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
“Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All” is set during World War II in a Chicago orphanage, where teenagers — some of them ghosts — seek answers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-11-08 11:00:00 UTC ]
The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a poll to find the nation’s favourite historical novel. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-08 03:53:44 UTC ]
The Abu Dhabi-based Sheikh Zayed Book Award announces a record-breaking number of submissions and nominating nations for its 14th prize year. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2020 Receives 1,900 Nominations from 49 Countries appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-11-08 03:10:00 UTC ]
Blackwell's has revealed its contenders for its 2019 Book of the Year, with the all-female shortlist including titles by Booker shortlistee Elif Shafak and Candice Carty-Williams. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-07 21:37:10 UTC ]
Six novels have been shortlisted for the 2019 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, as the award returns for its ninth year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-07 19:11:34 UTC ]
The shortlists for the Blue Peter Book Awards have been revealed, including Owen and the Soldier by Lisa Thompson, the first dyslexia-friendly title to be shortlisted by the prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-07 15:19:57 UTC ]
Saying he 'wanted to write a story without it being shocking,' Abdelnabi talks about his book based on an actual case of anti-gay police action in Cairo. The post Egypt’s Muhammad Abdelnabi Wins France’s Arab Literature Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-11-07 14:00:16 UTC ]
Norwegian artist Kristin Roskifte has won the Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize worth 350,000 Danish Kr (£40,000). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-07 13:40:57 UTC ]
The Parliamentary Book Awards 2019 have been pushed back to February 2020, due to the general election. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-06 02:00:14 UTC ]
Sarvat Hasin has won the inaugural Mo Siewcharran Prize for unpublished authors from BAME backgrounds, securing a deal with Dialogue Books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-04 23:59:10 UTC ]
Shortlist for this year’s Diagram prize also includes The Dirt Hole and Its Variations, Noah Gets Naked and How to Drink Without DrinkingThe Dirt Hole and Its Variations, Ending the War on Artisan Cheese and Noah Gets Naked are among the 2019 nominees for the Bookseller’s annual prize for the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-11-01 00:01:14 UTC ]
The Reading for Pleasure Prize Competition has launched to find "compelling, disruptive and innovative" ideas that encourage people in the UK and beyond to read for pleasure throughout the year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-31 03:13:56 UTC ]