As a bridge-builder between Arabic and international publishing, the Sheikh Zayed Book Award offers categories for both international and Arabic submissions. (Sponsored) The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award Invites Submissions from International Publishers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-07-17 00:21:20 UTC ]
Newly renamed the TLS Ackerley Prize with a 'Times Literary Supplement' partnership, this contest focuses on memoir and autobiography. The post London: The TLS Ackerley Prize Names Its 2024 Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-06-27 18:07:35 UTC ]
The journalist, essayist, and author Anne Applebaum wins the German Book Trade's Peace Prize for her work's focus on democracy and peace.' The post Anne Applebaum Wins the German Book Trade Peace Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-06-25 16:25:40 UTC ]
Artist Sophy Hollington created a gorgeous reimagining of Dante’s ‘Inferno.’ It’s not every day that an illustrated edition of a 700-year-old classic poem explodes on Kickstarter, surpassing its $100,000 goal in less than a week. But then again, it’s not every day that an author is so... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2024-06-25 09:15:00 UTC ]
The British Academy Book Prize is preparing a specially commissioned photographic exhibition based on its 2023 winner, 'Courting India.' The post British Academy Prize: ‘Courting India’ With a Photo Project appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-06-19 20:24:58 UTC ]
World Literature Today Announces Finalists for 2025 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature News and Events [email protected] Mon, 06/17/2024 - 12:19 Top row (left to right): Samira Ahmed (photo by Erielle Bakkum), Hatem Aly;... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2024-06-17 17:19:26 UTC ]
Photo by Arturo Villarrubia Science fiction writer Ted Chiang has won the 2024 PEN/Bernard and Ann Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story. The award is given each year to a writer who has “demonstrated exceptional achievement in the short story form.” Ted Chiang has published two... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-06-12 14:52:48 UTC ]
Restaurateur Josh Niland and recipe developer Hetty Lui McKinnon scoop prizes in food publishing awards, which also honoured aid worker Zomi FrankcomGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailTwo Australian cookbook authors have won prizes in this year’s James Beard Foundation awards, dubbed the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-06-11 07:21:43 UTC ]
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 ]