Two debut novelists, Roshan Ali and Madhuri Vijay, are in the running for India's richest literary award, the 2019 JCB Prize for Literature, alongside three other writers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-15 17:09:45 UTC ]
Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood and British author Bernadine Evaristo won the 2019 Booker Prize and will splite the prize money. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-10-15 11:38:46 UTC ]
Bosnian-German author Saša Stanišić is the 2019 German Book Prize winner for 'Origins,' about recollection and identity. The post Saša Stanišić Wins 2019 German Book Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-10-15 06:14:12 UTC ]
Both 'The Testaments' by Margaret Atwood, and 'Girl, Woman, Other,' by Bernardine Evaristo, were judged to be worthy of the 2019 Booker Prize. The two authors will split the £50,000 prize money. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
Canadian writer Margaret Atwood and British author Bernardine Evaristo split the Booker Prize on Monday, after the judging panel ripped up the rule book and refused to name one winner for the prestigious fiction trophy. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2019-10-14 20:58:08 UTC ]
It's the height of literary award season and WD senior editor Amy Jones considers what prizes like The Booker Prize have to offer readers and writers. The post Benefits of The Booker Prize and Other Literary Awards for Writers (Besides the Money) by Amy Jones appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading >> [ Source: Writer's Digest | 2019-10-14 19:33:33 UTC ]
The Booker Prize has been jointly won by Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments (Chatto & Windus) and Bernardine Evaristo’s Girl, Woman, Other (Hamish Hamilton). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-14 08:52:37 UTC ]
The National Book Award finalist answers 10 questions about her debut memoir The Yellow House. The post Building The Yellow House: An Interview With National Book Award Finalist Sarah M. Broom by Cassandra Lipp appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading >> [ Source: Writer's Digest | 2019-10-11 13:00:04 UTC ]
Ethiopian writer, activist and co-founder of blogging platform Zone 9 Befeqadu Hailu has been named International Writer of Courage at the PEN Pinter Prize ceremony. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-10 20:42:42 UTC ]
Austrian author Peter Handke is this year’s winner, which doesn’t inspire much confidence in the selection process. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2019-10-10 18:32:28 UTC ]
Debut author Chikọdili Emelumadu has won the £3,000 Curtis Brown First Novel Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-10 07:07:47 UTC ]
Polish author Olga Tokarczuk has won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature, and Austrian author Peter Handke has won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
Olga Tokarczuk and Peter Handke have won the Nobel Prizes in Literature 2018 and 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-09 20:13:53 UTC ]
Frankfurt 2021 Guest of Honor Spain roklls out €230,000 (US$252,383) in translation funding this week, and the German Book Prize announces live streaming. The post Frankfurt Notes: Spain’s New Translation Funds; Germany’s Book Prize Broadcasts appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-10-09 09:12:49 UTC ]
With its Translated Literature award for authors and translators in its second year, the National Book Foundation announces its 2019 shortlisted titles. The post US National Book Awards Finalists Drawn from 1,712 Submissions appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-10-09 05:55:14 UTC ]
The Rathbones Folio Prize has brought forward its 2020 shortlist and winner schedule two months earlier than in previous years. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-09 02:57:15 UTC ]
Marlon James is among the National Book Awards' 25 finalists battling it out across categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People's Literature. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-08 18:04:30 UTC ]
Here are the 25 finalists up for the National Book Awards in of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature: Finalists for Fiction: Susan Choi, Trust Exercise Henry Holt and Company / Macmillan Publishers Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Sabrina & Corina: Stories... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-10-08 14:40:58 UTC ]
Another week, another prestigious literary prize announcement. This time, it’s the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, which “celebrates the power of literature to promote peace, social justice, and global understanding.” The nonfiction winner was Rising Out of Hatred, by Eli Saslow, a book... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-10-07 15:05:09 UTC ]
'Hey Kiddo', Jarrett J. Kroscoczka’s bestselling gaphic memoir about familial dysfunction, won Book of the Year, while Fun Home author Alison Bechdel and Hellboy creator Mike Mignola were inducted into the Hall of Fame at the Harvey Awards ceremony, held Friday evening during New York Comic Con... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-06 04:00:00 UTC ]