Get to know the winners of the European Union Prize for Literature at the Frankfurt Book Fair and find out about translation funding for these books. The post EU Prize for Literature Winners on Display in Frankfurt appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Harsent has won the T S Eliot Prize for his collection Fire Songs, published by Faber. It is the the poet's first win, after being five times shortlisted for the prize. Harsent beat nine other poets to secure the prize, include three previous winners, John Burnside, Michael Longley and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Man Booker Prize has made significant tweaks to its rules for 2015, abandoning its former rule on the availability of print books following the longlist announcement, placing time limits on the eligibility of titles published outside the UK, and defining the term "publisher" more closely. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's clear that the business of magazines is under pressure, but they continue to exert an outsized influence on culture, food, politics and more. Despite the business challenges, they're still sexy. Articles become movies and editors become celebrities. A short blurb turns a product into a... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author James Patterson is donating £50,000 to a new prize that will fund school libraries. The World Book Day Award, launched today (9th January), offers schools in the UK and Ireland the chance to win money to buy books from local bookshops to stock their libraries. Six lump sums are on up for... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Frankfurt Book Fair is taking St.Gallen International Publishing Management Course, a 10-day executive training program, to Singapore in August. The post Frankfurt Book Fair Takes Publishing Course to Singapore appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oneworld has acquired Ahmed Saadawi’s Frankenstein in Baghdad, the winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF). Publisher Juliet Mabey acquired UK and Commonwealth, excluding Canada, first serial, audio and ebook rights from Rosy Locke at Andrew Nurnberg Associates. This will... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hispabooks, a book publisher specialized in translating Spanish titles into English, offers an impressive selection of Spanish novels to readers around the world. The post Hispabooks: Challenging Stereotypes of Spanish Literature appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why leave it to a label to tell you what a book is about or who should read it?Read an extract from Clare Furniss’ book, The Year of the RatI read a really great book recently. It’s about a girl whose parents both die and she has to go and live with her cousin who she really doesn’t get on with.... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Keats-Shelley prize, launched in 1998 to celebrate the lives and works of the Romantic poets, has launched a new competition for teen writers. To enter the Young Romantics prize, teenagers aged 16-18 can write a poem or short story that is inspired by the work or lives of the Romantic... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ali Smith and Helen Macdonald are among the winners of this year’s Costa Book Awards, adding to the existing trophy haul for their books. The awards, announced this evening (5th January) on BBC Radio 4’s “Front Row”, also saw wins for Kate Saunders, Jonathan Edwards, and Emma Healey. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jonathan Edwards' poetry anthology My Family and Other Superheroes is reprinted after selling out following its recent Costa win. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writing for the Times of India, Ishita Mishra describes the declining literary landscape in Agra as fewer people visit libraries and bookstores in the city. The post In Agra, Literature and Reading is “Dying a Slow Death” appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Folio Prize has revealed the 80 books put forward for consideration for the 2015 award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Frankfurt Book Fair and the World Cookbook Fair have partnered to strengthen the international culinary and wine publishing community starting in 2015. The post Frankfurt Book Fair Partners with World Cookbook Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In 2015, the Frankfurt Book Fair will be staging The World Cookbook Fair, which promises to, according to the Frankfurt Book Fair, "bring the very best publishers and authors of the culinary sector." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Pulitzer Prizes have recognized the country's top journalism for almost a century, and for most of that time, there was just one major requirement for entry: the story had to appear in a printed newspaper. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Pulitzer Prizes in journalism, which honor the work of American newspapers and news sites, have expanded eligibility for two prize categories, Investigative Reporting and Feature Writing, to include many online and print magazines, the Pulitzer P ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker Books has secured window displays in independent bookshops this Christmas, including London’s Dulwich Bookshop and Tales on Moon Lane. The shops, which are in the UK and Ireland, will be based around Walker’s Christmas books, such as Jingle Bells illustrated by Niroot Puttapipat, as well... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ten titles are in the running for The Bookseller's inaugural YA Book Prize, with two Hot Key books featuring on the shortlist. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Poetry, Young Adult titles and a Booker Prize winning author feature on the list of books to be given away during World Book Night 2015. Special editions of the 20 titles will all be given away by thousands of volunteers, who can now begin applying to take part in the annual event on 23rd April... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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