Simon & Schuster Children’s and Penguin Random House Children’s picked up two prizes each at this year’s Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Titles published by Bloomsbury, Two Hoots Books and Little Door Books are on the shortlist for the 2019 Bookbug Picture Book Prize, organised by Scottish Book Trust. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Academy of American Poets has named poets Sonia Sanchez, Martín Espada, and PW staffer Craig Teicher among the nine winners of its 2018 American Poets Prizes. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Freelance illustrator and former nurse Hannah Foley has won this year’s Kelpies Prize for her story, The Lost Wizard of Nine Witches Wood. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Books published by Usborne, Kelpies and Chicken House are in the running for the 2019 Scottish Teenage Book Prize, which celebrates teen titles written by Scottish authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Craig Brown, who wrote a biography of HRH Princess Margaret, and short story writer Eley Williams are the winners of this year’s James Tait Black Prizes, awarded by the University of Edinburgh. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses is moving into its third year with a major new sponsor, the University of East Anglia (UEA), whose MA Creative Writing students will also have a single bloc vote on the 2019 Prize judging panel. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year's German Book Prize longlist for Germany's most prestigious literary prize includes authors Maxim Biller, Helene Hegemann, and other familiar names The post German Book Prize 2018 Longlist Announced: Familiar Names, Literary Diversity appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors including Jessica Townsend, Matthew Syed and Ed Vere are in the running for this year’s Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards, held in partnership with BookTrust. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
"Absolutely Fabulous" actress and stand-up comedian Helen Lederer is launching a new literary award in a bid to give female comic writing "the exposure and praise it deserves". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Sunday Times/PFD prize for writers aged 18 to 35 opens a new resource, while the Paul Torday Prize will honor a debut novelist decades older. The post Content From a UK Award for Younger Writers, and a Prize for Authors Over 60 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Guardian 4th Estate BAME Short Story Prize shortlist has been revealed, with subjects ranging from the Grenfell Tower fire to a historic village plagued by a mysterious smell. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
In Chinese, English, Malay, and Tamil, the Singapore Literature Prizes are conferred every other year in categories of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. The Singapore Book Council, announcing the winners tonight, is celebrating its 50th year of service. The post Singapore Book Council,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House has nearly a clean sweep of titles on the The Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize shortlist. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Society of Authors has launched a new prize for debut novelists over the age of 60: The Paul Torday Memorial Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Glaswegian rapper, commentator and 2018 Orwell Prize-winning author Darren McGarvey has signed a two-book deal with Ebury Press. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kevin Jared Hosein has won the 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for his “uncanny bar story” combining “ideas of civility and ferality”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Man Booker Prize-shortlisted novelist and York bookseller Fiona Mozley is in the running for the Polari First Book Prize 2018, competing with authors including 23-year-old transgender YouTuber Alex Bertie and historical writer Sarah Day. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
This eighth annual prize in legal storytelling, created with Harper Lee's authorization, goes to CE Tobisman for her novel about a potential elder abuse case, the second book in her series about attorney Caroline Auden. The post Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction to CE Tobisman for ‘Proof’;... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Slavery, ecology, missing persons, inner-city violence, young love, prisons, trauma, and race' all are said to figure into the Man Booker Prize for Fiction longlist, as the award starts its second 50 years of competition. The post The 2018 Man Booker Prize for Fiction Longlist Is Announced in... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]