Writer Jane Gardam is to be awarded the Charles-Chichester Award for a Lifetime's Excellence in Short Fiction at a special event held at this year's Charleston Small Wonder Short Story Festival. Gardam, who is the author of short stories as well as novels including the Old Filth trilogy, will receive the award on 27th September. The two previous winners of the award are William Trevor and Edna O'Brien, making Gardam the first British recipient. An anthology of 87-year-old Gardam's short fiction (The Stories, Abacus) was published last year. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Sunday Times/PFD prize for writers aged 18 to 35 opens a new resource, while the Paul Torday Prize will honor a debut novelist decades older. The post Content From a UK Award for Younger Writers, and a Prize for Authors Over 60 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus author Elly Griffiths emerged triumphant at the Dead Good Reader Awards with a double win while Clare Macintosh, C J Tudor, Lee Child and Lisa Jewell also scooped awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This eighth annual prize in legal storytelling, created with Harper Lee's authorization, goes to CE Tobisman for her novel about a potential elder abuse case, the second book in her series about attorney Caroline Auden. The post Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction to CE Tobisman for ‘Proof’;... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hernán Díaz, Renee Macalino Rutledge, and Elena Georgiou have been named finalists for the inaugural Institute for Immigration Research New American Voices Award. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new prize is being launched to champion young, illustrated children’s fiction, which often goes unnoticed or underappreciated by other awards, according to judge Axel Scheffler. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The children’s independent publisher, founded as an offshoot of New Island Books, is going from strength to strength both at home and abroad. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There are many national awards and prizes for writers in Ireland, but outlined here are some of the recent accolades and nominations Irish authors have received beyond the Irish shores. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In an awards ceremony dominated by women, creators of color and LGBTQ-themed works, Emil Ferris’ 'My Favorite Thing is Monsters,' won three Eisner awards including Best New Graphic Novel; and writer Marjorie Liu and artist Sana Takeda’s 'Monstress' won a total of five Eisner Awards. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tash Aw, Jesse Greengrass and Fiona Mozley are among the 31 winners of the Society of Authors 2018 Authors' Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Laura Purcell has won the £10,000 Thumping Good Read Award for her "chilling" novel The Silent Companions (Raven Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The coming together of the United States' two PEN chapters has given the organization a chance to refocus its Bingham Prize for debut short stories, and it will be awarded in February. The post PEN America Announces Refocused Short Story Debut Award, the Bingham Prize appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In an effort to raise the profile of its most prestigious honor—the Audie Award—the Audio Publishers Association is moving the date for its annual Audie Awards Gala and streamlining the Awards themselves. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group and New Writing North are creating a new award for debut children’s writers from the North of England. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mitch Johnson and his editors Rebecca Hill and Becky Walker have won this year’s Branford Boase Award with Kick. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Satirist Craig Brown's biography of Princess Margaret, Ma’am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret, published by 4th Estate, has been honoured at The South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Sheikh Zayed Book Award, Publishing Perspectives, and the Frankfurt Book Fair New York will host at seminar on Arabic literature in translation in NYC. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award, PP, and Frankfurt Book Fair NY Hosts Event Celebrating Arabic Literature in Translation appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Postal service company An Post has signed a three year headline sponsorship deal with the Irish Book Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The week of Frankfurter Buchmesse will be kicked off by the fair's second 5K fun run, and submissions have opened for this year's A Book Is a Film Is a Game program's awards. The post Frankfurt Notes: Pre-Buchmesse Fun Run; Film Adaptation Award Submissions appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 26 winners of the Northern Writers’ Awards have been revealed, sharing a prize pot of £40,000, following the “most competitive” ever selection process. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robert Minhinnick has won the £4,000 Wales Book of the Year Award for the third time for his “powerful and political” poetry collection published by independent press Carcanet—25 years after first scooping the prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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