IPG Independent Publishers Awards shortlists see 10 new names for 2019

The Independent Publishers Guild (IPG) has announced the 12 shortlists for its annual awards, with five small presses up for at least two prizes and 10 featuring for the first time. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-03 06:37:25 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-31 13:23:03 UTC ]
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Charles F. ‘Chuck’ Champion named President and CEO of California News Publishers Association

Charles F. “Chuck” Champion has been named President and CEO of the California News Publishers Association (CNPA), a newly created Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-05-28 22:21:39 UTC ]
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Little Tiger to publish key worker tribute for Independent Bookshop Week

Little Tiger is to publish a picture book celebrating the work of key workers, to raise money for the NHS during Independent Bookshop week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-26 01:38:15 UTC ]
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Cape bags two on Encore Award shortlist

Two books from Jonathan Cape are on the shortlist for the £10,000 RSL Encore Award for the best second novel of the year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-20 07:54:38 UTC ]
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Schrank Named to Head Astra Publishing House

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Amid ‘the ‘Low-Level Hum of Panic,’ the UK’s Young Writer Award Names Its Jury

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-05-18 12:37:26 UTC ]
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'It's a real battle': African authors fight for publishing independence

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[ The Guardian | 2020-05-14 09:59:14 UTC ]
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All-women shortlist for 2020's Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award

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Bologna Children’s Book Fair Online This Week Names 2020 Best Publishers

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-05-05 14:13:20 UTC ]
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Announcing the 7th Annual Self-Published E-Book Awards Winners

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[ Writer's Digest | 2020-05-05 14:08:04 UTC ]
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Bologna names Best Children's Publishers of the Year, as event moves online

The winners of the Bologna Prize for the Best Children's Publishers of the Year have been revealed as an online edition of the 57th Bologna Children's Book Fair (BCBF) launches, with Italian publisher Camelozampa named the winner in the Europe category. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-05 09:16:49 UTC ]
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Pushkin makes first appearance on Branford Boase Award shortlist

This year's Branford Boase Award shortlist has been announced, featuring a first-ever entry from Pushkin Press and multiple titles from Puffin. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-29 14:39:54 UTC ]
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Brody Named V-p, Publisher at HMH

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The UAE’s Sheikh Zayed Book Award Names 2020 Winners

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[ Writer's Digest | 2020-04-06 13:03:26 UTC ]
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