The Keats-Shelley prize, launched in 1998 to celebrate the lives and works of the Romantic poets, has launched a new competition for teen writers. To enter the Young Romantics prize, teenagers aged 16-18 can write a poem or short story that is inspired by the work or lives of the Romantic poets, on the theme of "lost angels". The poem must be no longer than 20 lines and the essay no more than 1,000 words. Teenagers can enter online and the closing date for entries is the 13th March. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Bad Form, the quarterly literary review magazine, is launching a new prize for young black, Asian, Arab and other non-white fiction writers based in the UK, with support from across the publishing industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-14 17:30:53 UTC ]
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The Romance Writers of America (RWA) is ditching its annual RITA Awards in favour of a new prize following a racism row that engulfed the organisation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Wainwright Prize for UK nature writing has launched a new award recognising narrative books that reflect conservation or climate change and how it impacts on nature and the outdoors. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-24 08:29:09 UTC ]
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Looking for ways to entertain kids and teens at home? Audible has launched Audible Stories, a free service that offers family-friendly educational and entertaining audiobook content. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-03-19 19:24:21 UTC ]
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The Polari Prize will celebrate a decade of championing fresh literary talent this year with a UK tour for its literary salon as submissions open for its flagship First Book Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers has launched a non-fiction writing prize for trans and non-binary writers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-12 09:48:12 UTC ]
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Fitzcarraldo Editions, Giramondo and New Directions are launching The Novel Prize, a $10,000 biennial award for book-length fiction by published or unpublished authors. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-02 09:34:44 UTC ]
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A new prize has been launched to recognise the work university presses do in addressing issues of global importance. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-07 12:50:08 UTC ]
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The Pulitzer Prize Board today announces a new Journalism prize category for the 2020 prize cycle: Audio Reporting. “The renaissance Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-12-06 15:53:37 UTC ]
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CrimeFest has launched two new prizes for debut crime novel and best TV crime drama for the 2020 awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a poll to find the nation’s favourite historical novel. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-08 03:53:44 UTC ]
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The Reading for Pleasure Prize Competition has launched to find "compelling, disruptive and innovative" ideas that encourage people in the UK and beyond to read for pleasure throughout the year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-31 03:13:56 UTC ]
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Funny women who write, Helen Lederer decided, needed award recognition. So she started a prize program, Comedy Women in Print. This is its second year. The post The UK’s Comedy Women in Print Prize Adds Graphic Novel Category appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-10-25 05:45:30 UTC ]
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The Comedy Women in Print Prize, the UK and Ireland’s first prize to highlight the work of witty women, is returning for a second year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-24 03:11:50 UTC ]
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The Society of Authors has launched a £5,000 book prize for ‘quirky’ illustrated books for children aged 0-7. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-01 18:13:35 UTC ]
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Peters Fraser + Dunlop e-book imprint Agora Books has launched a prize to celebrate its new writers’ group, Lost the Plot, which offers "no-nonsense advice, industry insight, and community connection". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-26 18:08:57 UTC ]
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A new six-part podcast series for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, produced by prize sponsor Fremantle, has launched. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The McIlvanney Prize is launching a new award for 2019 for Scottish Crime Debut of the Year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The acclaimed young Irish author Sally Rooney is the winner of the 2018 Costa Book Prize in the novel category. The overall Costa Book of the Year is to be named January 29. The post Ireland’s Sally Rooney Leads Costa Prize Category Winners appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bestselling thriller author LJ Ross has established a crime writing award worth £2,500 to celebrate the North East. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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