There are so many literary prizes these days that they could be regarded as an industry in their own right – but they’re needed to change the status quoHow many literary prizes are there in the UK today? To Wikipedia’s tally of around 70, I can immediately add half a dozen more – and still they come. It doesn’t seem too much of an exaggeration to see them as an industry in their own right, involving flotillas of administrators, squads of judges and hundreds of thousands of pounds a year in prize money.The value of this industry has long been hotly debated, with some writers going so far as to maintain that having so many prizes deforms the literary culture. The Man Booker prize, in particular, has been charged with dictating the sort of novel that is thought to be worth publishing and promoting, thereby influencing the books authors have felt compelled to write over the last 50 years. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2018-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#uk today
#prize money
#literary culture
#felt compelled
The Young Writer Award led by the Sunday Times in the United Kingdom now is sponsored by the Charlotte Aitken Trust. The post The UK’s Young Writer Award Gains Charlotte Aitken Trust Sponsorship appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-06-18 12:15:40 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#sunday times
#united kingdom
#young writer
The program opens its 16th prize cycle with a call for submissions in all nine of its categories, with translation funding expanded. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award: A Call for 2022 Submissions appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-06-15 18:39:45 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#zayed book
Among winners of the 2021 Pulitzer Prizes are novelist Louise Erdrich, Malcolm X biographer Tamara Payne and the post-Reconstruction history "Wilmington's Lie." Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-06-11 20:45:06 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#black history
#pulitzer prize
Sudhir Hazareesingh has won the £40,000 Wolfson History Prize for Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture, with the award clinched for a second year in a row by an Allen Lane title. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-09 10:57:46 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#epic life
#toussaint louverture
Author Paul Mendez is to judge this year's Writers & Artists Working-Class Writers’ Prize, which returns this summer. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-08 05:21:08 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
The contest drew 1,577 entries from 41 countries. Seven nations are represented among the winners, the United Kingdom with two wins. The post Bologna Children’s Book Fair’s 2021 Ragazzi Award Winners appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-06-07 15:09:49 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#bologna children
#book fair
#united kingdom
#children’s book
Growing American participation, record-breaking submissions, and the expansion of translation grants are among the highlights for 2021. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#cultural exchange
#translation grants
#zayed book
The winners of the honors are to discuss their work in some of London Book Fair's all-digital programming on June 29. The post London Book Fair’s 2021 International Excellence Awards Winners appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-06-03 11:42:40 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
John Tresch’s “The Reason for the Darkness of the Night” presents the multitalented author’s fascination with science. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-06-02 16:21:20 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
"We want to be recognised as one of the leading children’s book publishers in the industry: we want not only to be recognised, we want to be respected.” Sanjee de Silva (pictured), the new publisher at Sweet Cherry, recently named Small Press of the Year at the British Book Awards, has big... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-28 22:25:53 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#leading children
#book publishers
#sweet cherry
#big ambitions
#british book
#children’s book
#small press
National Book Award winner Charles Yu discusses 'Interior Chinatown' with Times film critic Justin Chang at the L.A. Times Book Club Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-05-27 20:58:15 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#interior chinatown
#national book award
#times book
A lost novelist, 'her whispering voice, fleeing depression,' led this Egyptian poet to one of the biggest literary prizes in the world. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award Winner Iman Mersal: ‘Reading the Past’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-05-25 18:35:10 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#zayed book
The 15-year-old award program, says secretary-general Dr. Ali Bin Tamim, now has honored a total 100 laureates. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award Streams Its 2021 Winners Ceremony appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-05-25 03:21:29 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#award program
#zayed book
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award will present commentary from–and conversation with–many of its winners, from both 2020 and 2021. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award at AIDBF: Its Cultural Program appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-05-18 23:11:14 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#cultural program
#zayed book
The British Book Awards' three-hour digital prize program included Nibbie winners' announcements in 28 categories. The post The British Book Awards: 2021 Winners appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-05-13 22:30:42 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#british book
The Littlest Yak by debut author Lu Fraser and illustrator Kate Hindley (Simon & Schuster Children’s Books) has won the £10,000 Oscar’s Book Prize 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-11 04:12:57 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book prize
#debut author
These awards include recognition for rights professionals, audiobook publishers, bookstores, educational learning resources, and more. The post London Book Fair: The 2021 International Excellence Awards Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-05-10 13:31:32 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#rights professionals
#audiobook publishers
#audiobook
The shortlists for the London Book Fair International Excellence Awards 2021 have been revealed, featuring 15 countries across five continents alongside nods for Hachette, Lantana and Springer Nature's inclusivity work in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-10 11:34:03 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#springer nature
#london book fair
#book fair
Independent publisher Joffe Books is partnering with author Dorothy Koomson and literary agent Susan Yearwood to launch a writing prize for unagented crime writers of colour. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-30 23:20:48 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#writing prize
#literary agent
#independent publisher
Steve McQueen’s ground-breaking anthology series dominates, with The Crown, Normal People and I Will Destroy You also in the runningSteve McQueen’s ground-breaking five-part series Small Axe has dominated the Bafta TV nominations with 15 nods, in a year when diverse talent was recognised across... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-04-28 08:14:13 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#steve mcqueen
#normal people
#anthology series
#anthology