Music, history and courageous journalism: Baillie Gifford prize shortlist announced

Judges praise the final six ‘exquisite and ambitious’ works in contention for the £50,000 award for nonfictionBooks tackling climate change, China, the NHS, European revolutions, ballet and music feature on the shortlist for this year’s Baillie Gifford prize for nonfiction.The six-long list includes “exquisite, quite ambitious works of writing about art and music and history” as well as “very courageous investigative journalism”, said judging chair and Financial Times literary editor Frederick Studemann. He announced the list on Sunday live from an event at Cheltenham Literature Festival. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2023-10-08 19:00:48 UTC ]
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Blue Peter Book Awards reveals shortlists for 2020

The shortlists for the Blue Peter Book Awards have been revealed, including Owen and the Soldier by Lisa Thompson, the first dyslexia-friendly title to be shortlisted by the prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Egypt’s Muhammad Abdelnabi Wins France’s Arab Literature Prize

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Roskifte wins £40k Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize

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Four Debuts Shortlisted for UK’s Times/Warwick Young Writer Award

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Hasin wins Dialogue deal with inaugural Mo Siewcharran Prize victory

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Shortlist unveiled for Eccles Centre & Hay Festival Writer’s Award

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Google Vows to Keep Investing in Journalism in Search for Sustainable Publishing Models

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Antrobus, Armfield, Rodrigues Fowler and Sherwood shortlisted for ST Young Writer of the Year

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Ending the War on Artisan Cheese begins battle for Oddest book title prize

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The UK’s Comedy Women in Print Prize Adds Graphic Novel Category

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‘Cabinets of Curiosities’ delves into the history of collectors and their stunning, strange acquisitions

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