Five picked for BBC National Short Story Award

Publication Date: Fri, 09/09/2011 - 19:30 Stories from Jon McGregor and M J Hyland have been shortlisted for the sixth BBC National Short Story Award, announced this evening (9th September) on BBC Radio’s “Front Row”. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nation Books signs Bracken Bower winner Zahidi

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harris: 'TV book shows could help BBC survive'

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Christians Pressure New Zealand to Ban Award-Winning YA Novel

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spain’s Enrique Vila-Matas Wins $150k FIL Award

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[ BBC News | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Media Association calls on government to implement 10 changes to corporation’s objectives and governance in submission to green paperUK national and regional newspaper publishers have called for the BBC’s digital news operation to be curbed to allow commercial players to flourish at home... Continue reading at The Guardian

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