Five ‘no awards’ given at Hugos

Cixin Liu has won the best novel prize at this year’s Hugo Awards, although no awards were given in five categories, reflecting recent controversy over how the prizes are given. The annual Hugo Awards are for science fiction and fantasy works and are voted for by anyone who is a member of (i.e. has paid to attend) the 2014, 2015, or 2016 WorldCons. However, this year’s awards attracted controversy because of the actions of two campaign groups - Sad Puppies and Rabid Puppies – who allegedly tried to skewer the process so that the awards would go to right-wing authors. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House launches high schoolers’ award to combat book bans

The publisher’s $10,000 Freedom of Expression prize invites teens to write about a banned book that changed their life, against a backdrop of rising censorshipPublisher Penguin Random House has launched a new writing award in the US celebrating freedom of expression in response to a rise in... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-10-24 12:34:56 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House and We Need Diverse Books Open Submissions for the 2024 Creative Writing Awards

The awards partnership between Penguin Random House and We Need Diverse Books will award $60,000 in scholarships. Continue reading at Book Riot

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In Frankfurt: Sheikh Zayed Book Award Events

The week at Frankfurter Buchmesse features discussions ofissues in Arabic literature and its translation into other languages. The post In Frankfurt: Sheikh Zayed Book Award Events appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Frankfurt Book Fair Cancels Award Ceremony for Palestinian Author

Organizers cited the Israel-Hamas war as the reason for stepping back from honoring a novel about the 1949 murder of a Palestinian girl by Israeli soldiers. Continue reading at The New York Times

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LeVar Burton to Host National Book Awards

The actor and literacy advocate will host the ceremony after the National Book Foundation dropped its original host, Drew Barrymore. Continue reading at The New York Times

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LeVar Burton to Host 2023 National Book Awards

Burton replaces Drew Barrymore, whose invitation to host the awards was rescinded following her decision to continue filming and airing her talk show amid the Writers Guild of America strike. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Tobias Wolff Will Receive Our 2024 Hadada Award

“His memoirs, novels, and short stories express, in infinite variety, the human struggle to reconcile the truth we wish for with the one we get.” Continue reading at The Paris Review

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Winners in the South Africa Book Awards: Voted for by Booksellers

The SA Book Awards program bases its shortlist on the bestseller date of Nielsen BookScan in a program now 23 years old. The post Winners in the South Africa Book Awards: Voted for by Booksellers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Here are the 2023 National Book Award finalists.

Today, the National Book Foundation announced their finalists for the 2023 National Book Awards in five categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature. Five winners will be selected from the twenty-five finalists and announced on Wednesday, November... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Harvey Awards to Induct 6 New Hall of Fame Members

The inductees will be honored at New York Comic Con on Oct. 13. Five are from the world of superheroes, and one is a pioneer of underground comics. Continue reading at The New York Times

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2023 National Book Award Finalists Are Named

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Paul Harding and Cristina Rivera Garza are among the honorees. Winners will be announced next month. Continue reading at The New York Times

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2023 National Book Award Shortlists Announced

The National Book Foundation has announced the 2022 National Book Award longlists. Five finalists in each of the five categories will be announced at an awards ceremony on November 15. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bestselling author Naomi Wood wins 2023 BBC national short story award

The UEA creative writing lecturer won for Comorbidities, which judging chair Reeta Chakrabarti called a ‘sparkling gem’ that tackles serious issues with a ‘light and wry touch’• Read the story belowNaomi Wood has won the 2023 BBC national short story award for Comorbidities, a story about a... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Here’s the longlist for the 2023 National Book Award for Fiction.

Today, the National Book Foundation announced the longlist for the 2023 National Book Award for Fiction. The ten titles on the longlist were selected from a pool of 496 books submitted for consideration by their publishers; this year’s judges for Fiction are Steph Cha, Calvin Crosby, Silas... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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US National Book Awards 2023 Longlist: Nonfiction

A majority of newcomers: Nine of the 10 longlisted nonfiction authors in 2023 are getting National Book Award attention for the first time. The post US National Book Awards 2023 Longlist: Nonfiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Here’s the longlist for the 2023 National Book Award for Nonfiction.

Today, the National Book Foundation announced the longlist for the 2023 National Book Award for Nonfiction. The ten titles on the longlist were selected from a pool of 638 books submitted for consideration by their publishers; this year’s judges for Nonfiction are Hanif Abdurraqib, Ada Ferrer... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Here’s the longlist for the 2023 National Book Award for Poetry.

Today, the National Book Foundation announced the longlist for the 2023 National Book Award for Poetry. The ten titles on the longlist were selected from a pool of 295 books submitted for consideration by their publishers; this year’s judges for Poetry are Rick Barot, Heid E. Erdrich (Chair),... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Here’s the longlist for the 2023 National Book Award for Translated Literature.

Today, the National Book Foundation announced the longlist for the 2023 National Book Award for Translated Literature. The ten titles were originally published in seven different languages—Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish—and were selected from a pool of 154 books... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Here’s the longlist for the 2023 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.

Today, the National Book Foundation announced the longlist for the 2023 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. The ten titles were all written by newcomers to the National Book Awards, and were selected from a pool of 348 books submitted for consideration by their publishers. This... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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2023 National Book Award Longlists Announced

The National Book Foundation is announcing the 2022 National Book Award longlists this week. Five finalists in each of the five categories will be named on October 3, and the winners will be announced during the awards ceremony on November 15. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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