Combative "Newsnight" presenter Jeremy Paxman will chair the judging panel for the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Unusual for its focus on socially relevant fiction, the Aspen Words Literary Prize has six debuts among its 16 longlisted titles for 2020, is third year. The post Aspen Institute Names Its 2020 Aspen Words Literary Prize Longlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-11-18 06:30:13 UTC ]
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British author and translator of Chinese literature Julia Lovell has won the 2019 Cundill History Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-14 22:58:18 UTC ]
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Aspen Words has announced the longlist for the 2020 Aspen Words Literary Prize, a $35,000 award given to a work of fiction that “illuminates a vital contemporary issue and demonstrates the transformative power of literature on thought and culture.” The longlist includes sixteen books: twelve... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-14 17:00:04 UTC ]
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The British Book Award for Export is open for entries as it returns for a second year, recognising publishers that excel in export sales. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-14 02:02:29 UTC ]
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Lucy Ellmann’s 1,000-page novel written almost entirely in one long sentence, Ducks, Newburyport (Galley Beggar Press), has won the £10,000 2019 Goldsmiths Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-13 10:44:25 UTC ]
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Astrophysicist Raman Prinja and artist Chris Wormell’s book Planetarium: Welcome to the Museum (Templar Publishing), about the wonders of space, has scooped the Royal Society’s Young People’s Book Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-12 19:41:46 UTC ]
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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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Six novels have been shortlisted for the 2019 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, as the award returns for its ninth year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-07 19:11:34 UTC ]
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Saying he 'wanted to write a story without it being shocking,' Abdelnabi talks about his book based on an actual case of anti-gay police action in Cairo. The post Egypt’s Muhammad Abdelnabi Wins France’s Arab Literature Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-11-07 14:00:16 UTC ]
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Norwegian artist Kristin Roskifte has won the Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize worth 350,000 Danish Kr (£40,000). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-07 13:40:57 UTC ]
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Sarvat Hasin has won the inaugural Mo Siewcharran Prize for unpublished authors from BAME backgrounds, securing a deal with Dialogue Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-04 23:59:10 UTC ]
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Shortlist for this year’s Diagram prize also includes The Dirt Hole and Its Variations, Noah Gets Naked and How to Drink Without DrinkingThe Dirt Hole and Its Variations, Ending the War on Artisan Cheese and Noah Gets Naked are among the 2019 nominees for the Bookseller’s annual prize for the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-11-01 00:01:14 UTC ]
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I have no idea how one goes about adapting a poetry collection into a TV series, but it looks like I’ll find out soon—AMC Studios is creating an Afrofuturistic anthology series based on Eve L. Ewing’s debut collection Electric Arches. According to Shadow and Act, “The Electric Arches anthology... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-10-31 17:27:27 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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British historian Toby Green has won the £25,000 Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize for Global Cultural Understanding 2019 with his "treasure trove" book A Fistful of Shells (Allen Lane). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-30 02:13:58 UTC ]
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Booker nominated Lucy Ellman and journalist Damian Barr have made the shortlist for the 2019 Saltire Literary Awards, which this year will feature two brand new prizes. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-25 15:48:05 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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In her first novel to be published in the UK, Catherine Chung tells the story of a gifted mathematician whose studies take her deep into her family history. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-23 07:02:53 UTC ]
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