Orwell Foundation to launch political fiction prize

The Orwell Foundation will next month launch a prize to celebrate novels or short stories that illuminate social and political themes through the art of narrative. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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December launch for Bilbary e-lending

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pottermore Shop launches gifting service

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Let’s Get Political

With the presidential election just decided, it’s a hot time to be submitting, or buying, political books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Murray steps up non-fiction output

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fifty Shades vies for book prize

EL James' best-selling Fifty Shades of Grey will compete with novels by Kate Mosse, JoJo Moyes and Bernard Cornwell at this year's National Book of the Year Awards. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Everest saga wins Samuel Johnson prize

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[ Stuff | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AP Launches its First Spanish-Lanuage Stylebook

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Davis' Everest book wins Samuel Johnson Prize

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five debuts up for Guardian prize

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[ BBC News | 2012-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Women-Only Literary Prizes Created in Australia and Canada

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Lennon Letters app launched

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Plagiarism Problem Plagues $150,000 Prize Winner from Peru

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DJ Mayo's first book up for prize

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[ BBC News | 2012-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Does the literary world need a women-only prize?

The Rosalind Prize for Fiction – named for Shakespeare's 'As You Like It' heroine – follows awards like Australia's women-only Stella Prize and the U.K.'s Orange Prize. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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