His memoir Mamaskatch won the Governor General's Literary Award for nonfiction in 2018 Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2024-08-30 22:42:46 UTC ]
The 36th annual Lambda Literary Awards in 26 different categories of LGBTQ+ books were announced. Here are the winners. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-06-12 16:52:46 UTC ]
Today, Dublin City Council announced the winner of the prestigious 2024 Dublin Literary Award: Solenoid, by Mircea Cărtărescu, translated from the Romanian by Sean Cotter. The Dublin Literary Award comes with a hefty €100,000 purse, with Cărtărescu taking home €75,000, and Cotter €25,000.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-05-23 12:30:59 UTC ]
The best of LGBTQ+ books, from mystery to children's titles, comics to romance, are all in this year's Lambda Literary Award shortlists. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-03-28 13:29:04 UTC ]
Concerns raised about interference or censorship after documents showed writers were barred despite receiving enough nominationsA prestigious literary award for science fiction, which was hosted in China for the first time, has come under fire for excluding several authors from the 2023 awards,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-01-24 15:53:48 UTC ]
This week, the 42nd John Dos Passos Prize was awarded to novelist and short story writer Patricia Engel (Vida; The Veins of the Ocean; Infinite Country; The Faraway World) by Longwood University. The Dos Passos Prize is the oldest literary award given by a Virginia college or university, and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-12-05 16:21:20 UTC ]
The awards recognize the best in Canadian books across 7 categories in both English and French. Other winners include Kyo Maclear, Hannah Green and Cliff Cardinal. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2023-11-08 12:00:00 UTC ]
The prestigious French literary award went to “Watching Over Her,” or “Veiller Sur Elle,” an almost 600-page novel set in 20th-century Italy. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-11-07 12:35:09 UTC ]
Ananda Devi Wins the 2024 Neustadt Prize News and Events [email protected] Tue, 10/24/2023 - 18:02 Ananda Devi, winner of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature. Photo by J. F. Paga, courtesy of GrassetNORMAN, OKLA. (Tuesday, October 24,... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2023-10-24 23:02:22 UTC ]
Last spring, I approached Nickolas Butler, internationally bestselling author of the novels Shotgun Lovesongs, The Hearts of Men, and Godspeed, to be the judge for this year’s Insider Prize, American Short Fiction’s annual literary award for incarcerated writers in Texas. He’d worked with... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-09-22 08:15:30 UTC ]
This week, Longwood University announced the finalists for the 2023 John Dos Passos Prize, which is the oldest literary award given by a Virginia college or university, and which honors “one of America’s most talented but underappreciated writers…whose work offers incisive, original commentary... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-09-21 17:03:34 UTC ]
Four of the 13 books that will compete for the prestigious literary award are debuts, in a longlist that the judges said was “defined by its freshness.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-08-01 13:21:55 UTC ]
When the Sensibility of Art Meets the Pragmatism of Science: A Conversation with Tlotlo Tsamaase, by Darlington Chibueze Anuonye Interviews [email protected] Wed, 07/26/2023 - 15:13 Photo by Lorraine KinnearTlotlo Tsamaase’s science fiction... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2023-07-26 20:13:50 UTC ]
Finding a Good Story in Every Corner: A Conversation with José Eduardo Agualusa, by Anderson Tepper Interviews [email protected] Mon, 07/24/2023 - 15:01 © Rosa CunhaOver the past fifteen years, I’ve had the pleasure of crossing paths with the... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2023-07-24 20:01:34 UTC ]
Things That Disappear (an excerpt) by Jung Yong-jun Fiction [email protected] Mon, 06/12/2023 - 14:28 Photo by Why Kei / Unsplash Jung’s Yong-jun’s short story “Disappearing Things,” from his collection A Walk along Seoulleung, won the Moonji... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2023-06-12 19:28:50 UTC ]
Now in its 35th year, the Lambda Literary Award is one of the most prestigious LGBTQ+ awards, and this year's winners were just announced! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-06-12 15:35:39 UTC ]
World Literature Today Announces Finalists for 2024 Neustadt International Prize for Literature News and Events [email protected] Wed, 05/24/2023 - 13:17 Top row (left to right): Angie Cruz, Ananda Devi (credit: J.F. Paga (Grasset)), Jenny... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2023-05-24 18:17:59 UTC ]
The annual PEN America Literary Awards this year have included three career-achievement awards and 11 book awards. The post PEN America Literary Award Winners: India’s Vinod Kumar Shukla Honored appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-03-03 17:25:38 UTC ]
PEN America's Literary Award Finalists have been announced. They include books of by debut writers and well-known writers alike. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-02-16 18:42:50 UTC ]
On Wednesday, the 41st John Dos Passos Prize was awarded to Uruguayan American writer Carolina De Robertis (The President and the Frog; Cantoras; The Gods of Tango) by Longwood University. The Dos Passos Prize is the oldest literary award given by a Virginia college or university, and every year... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-01-26 14:54:21 UTC ]