Max Porter on Sunday Times/ PFD Young Writer shortlist

Granta editorial director Max Porter is among three debut authors shortlisted for The Sunday Times/ Peters Fraser and Dunlop Young Writer of the Year award. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Ewen and Salami win inaugural Jericho Prize for Black-British writers

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De Waal and Krauss shortlisted for 2022 Wingate Literary Prize

The Wingate Literary Prize shortlist this year includes Nicole Krauss and Edmund de Waal with a mix of indie and corporate publishers in the running for the £4,000 award. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Campaigns for titles by Kazuo Ishiguro, Sally Rooney and Dave Grohl are among those shortlisted for this year's Publishers Publicity Circle (PPC) Awards, which celebrate the best campaigns carried out by publicists in 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Six Writers Each Receive $50,000 from United States Artists Org

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