The hunt is on for up-and-coming writers who could scoop this year’s £1,000 Guardian/Fourth Estate prize A Chinese villager with no arms becomes a Paralympian swimming champion; a dapper elderly Jamaican spends New Year’s Eve in a south London police cell under suspicion of domestic abuse; a Nigerian son takes his father to a euthanasia centre in a Britain with no time for invalids. These three very different tales – respectively by Yiming Ma, Lisa Smith and Abiola Oni – are all previous winners of the Guardian/ Fourth Estate BAME short story award, showing just how vigorous and various the short story can be as a showcase for up-and-coming talent.The hunt is now on for the fourth winner of the £1,000 prize, which is open to black and minority writers aged over 18 and based in the UK or Ireland. Among this year’s judges is Niki Chang, a literary agent based at the Good Agency, set up to seek out writers of colour at a time when the publishing industry is struggling to increase its diversity. She will be joined by 4th Estate publishing director Helen Garnons-Williams, novelist Michael Donkor, author and broadcaster Emma Dabiri and me. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2019-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A six-year-old narrator gives voice to a tragedy and its aftermath in Rhiannon Navin’s astonishing debut novel, 'Only Child.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Birkbeck, University of London has launched a new literary anthology to celebrate the "versatility and power" of the short story. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Created in memory of the late New Zealand literary community figure Michael Gifkins, the new award provides a publishing contract and advance. The post A New Zealand Prize for an Unpublished Manuscript: Submissions Open appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Society of Children’s Book Writers (SCBWI) and Illustrators will launch a BAME scholarship sponsored by the Bent Agency. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The re-launched Cundill History Prize received double the number of entries compared to last year, it has been revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Claudia Winkleman has been unveiled as the head judge for Book People’s latest Bedtime Story competition with a theme of “friendship”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sudanese writer Bushra al-Fadil has won the £10,000 Caine Prize for African Writing for a short story which explores freedom. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith is selling seven exclusive short stories from writers including Jeffrey Archer, James Patterson and Jodi Picoult to celebrate its 225th anniversary. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Having drawn more than 10,000 entries in its first outing last year, the Global Illustration Award promotes the importance of publishing's visual artists. The post Frankfurt Book Fair and IlluSalon Open Entries for the Global Illustration Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins UK is running its BAME traineeship programme for black, Asian and minority ethnic individuals for a second year, this time opening it up to non-graduates. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yorkshire-based indie press Bluemoose Books is offering the opportunity for five new writers to be published in a short story collection alongside its leading authors Andrew Michael Hurley, Carys Bray, Paul Kingsnorth, Peter Kalu and Kirsty Logan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profile Books is set to publish nine rediscovered short stories by Ruth Rendell. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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These literary gems are proof that good things come in small packages. How many classic short stories have you read? How much do you know about their authors? Take our quiz and find out. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This month we are featuring short story collections, with a particular interest in female authors and/or protagonists. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US writer Bret Anthony Johnston has won this year's £30,000 Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Maylis de Kerangal’s Mend The Living, which explores the emotional and physical complexities of organ donation, has been named as the £30,000 winner of the 2017 Wellcome Book Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jason Reynolds, Marley Dias, and Rachel Ignotofsky called on booksellers, many from a new generation themselves, to carry diverse books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A rarity among major prize programs, the Young Writer of the Year Award welcomes the entries of work by self-publishing writers as well as trade authors. The post The UK’s Sunday Times / PFD Young Writer Competition Opens to Trade Authors and Indies appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stories from writers Phoebe Roy, Mary Bello, Aisha Bushby and Yasmin Rahman have been selected from over 100 submissions to be published in A Change Is Gonna Come (Stripes, Little Tiger Group). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Folio Prize Foundation, in tandem with its sponsor Rathbone Investment Management, is to launch a mentorships programme for students at literacy charity First Story, with the Folio academicians acting as writing mentors. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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