Kamila Shamsie was stripped of a literary award for her support of Palestine.

Kamila Shamsie, award-winning British Pakistani author, was due to receive this year’s Nelly Sachs Prize—a biennial, €15,000 award given by the German city of Dortmund that recognizes “outstanding literary contributions to the promotion of understanding between peoples”—until yesterday, when the prize jury rescinded its offer. In a statement, the eight-member panel cited Shamsie’s support of […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-09-19 17:32:17 UTC ]

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2023 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists Announced

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Carolina De Robertis has won the 2022 John Dos Passos Prize.

On Wednesday, the 41st John Dos Passos Prize was awarded to Uruguayan American writer Carolina De Robertis (The President and the Frog; Cantoras; The Gods of Tango) by Longwood University. The Dos Passos Prize is the oldest literary award given by a Virginia college or university, and every year... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-01-26 14:54:21 UTC ]
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2023 PEN America Literary Awards Longlists

The 2023 PEN American Literary Award Longlists have been announced! This year’s awards will confer $350,000 to more than 100 writers. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Past Winners of the Baillie Gifford Prize Reflect on Their Year in Reading

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An Indigenous Writer Discovers New and Old Ways to Connect With the Land and With Each Other

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Are these America’s “most talented but underappreciated” writers?

On Friday, Longwood University announced the finalists for the 2022 John Dos Passos Prize, which is the oldest literary award given by a Virginia college or university, and which honors “one of America’s most talented but underappreciated writers. . . whose work offers incisive, original... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Brigitte Giraud Wins Goncourt Prize With Tragic Novel of Loss

The prestigious French literary award went to “Living Fast,” or “Vivre Vite,” which explores the causes of an accident that killed the author’s partner. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Samiya Bashir to Lead Lambda Literary as Executive Director

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U.S. Authors Dominate Booker Prize Nominees

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French author Alice Zeniter has won the eye-popping €100,000 Dublin Literary Award.

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2022 PEN American Literary Award Winners

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Nepal and Pan-Nepalese Identity: A Conversation with Samrat Upadhyay, by Koushik Goswami

Interviews For many years, better opportunities on foreign shores, political turmoil, and the Maoist insurgency in Nepal have contributed to a large-scale migration to foreign countries. Many Nepalese writers, now settled in the West, have begun writing... Continue reading at World Literature Today

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2022 PEN America Literary Awards Longlists Announced

PEN America has announced their 2022 Literary Award longlists, with awards in 11 different categories. Here they are. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Children's book on Governor General's Literary Award short list a win for Indigenous publishing, author says

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Boubacar Boris Diop Wins Prestigious 2022 Neustadt International Prize for Literature

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Who are the most talented but under-appreciated writers in America?

Longwood University has revealed the five finalists for the 2021 John Dos Passos Prize, the oldest literary award granted by a university or college in Virginia. The prize, now in its 40th year, seeks to recognize the country’s “most talented but under-appreciated writers.” Previous winners... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Tasmanian author Amanda Lohrey wins prestigious Miles Franklin Literary Award for The Labyrinth

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World Literature Today Announces Finalists for 2022 Neustadt International Prize for Literature

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Luiselli wins Dublin Literary Award for Lost Children Archive

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“Silence Became My Mother Tongue”: A Conversation with Sulaiman Addonia, by Anderson Tepper

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