Last week we noted that 2020 had not been such a bad year for début authors after all. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-21 18:02:31 UTC ]
Sara Collins has won the Costa First Novel Award for her gothic romance, The Confessions of Frannie Langton (Viking), in a stellar year for début authors after three out of the five award categories were won by first-time writers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-01-06 21:35:49 UTC ]
Two début authors have made the shortlists for this year’s Orwell Prize for political writing. Dan Davies has made the £3,000 Book Prize shortlist for his book about Jimmy Savile, In Plain Sight: The Life and Lies of Jimmy Savile (Quercus). The other first-time writer on the list is Louisa Lim,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 28/10/2011 - 10:39 Gollancz has signed two six-figure pre-empt deals, with editorial director Gillian Redfearn acquiring trilogies by début authors. The first acquisition was made just before the Frankfurt Book Fair, with Redfearn buying UK... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]