PEN America Announces Two New Awards

PEN America has announced the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award and the PEN/Jean Stein Grant for Oral History. The former, which comes with a $75,000 purse, will confer one of the biggest monetary awards in the country. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Inside the New-Look PEN America

The 95-year-old organization dedicated to free expression has recently rebranded and expanded. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Catapult Partners with PEN for New Emerging Writers Awards

PEN American Center has announced the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers, the newest addition to its lineup of literary awards. Winning stories will be collected and published in an annual anthology by Catapult. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atwood awarded PEN Pinter Prize ahead of UK tour

Margaret Atwood has been awarded the 2016 PEN Pinter Prize at the same time it is announced she will be embarking on a UK book tour. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J K Rowling honoured by PEN America

J K Rowling has been honoured by PEN America with the 2016 PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award. The Harry Potter author received the award for her work that "opposes oppression in any form" and "champions the best of humanity". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent publishers lead PEN Translates awards

Independent publishers are "leading the field" in the latest round of the PEN Translates awards with Orenda Books, Arc Publications and Tilted Axis Press among the 16 publishers picking up accolades for their titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MPA Announces Finalists for Inaugural “Imagination Awards”

Winners of the new awards honoring the best in independent magazine media to be revealed at the IMAG Annual Conference in San Francisco, May 11-13. The post MPA Announces Finalists for Inaugural “Imagination Awards” appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Asia, North and South America, Africa, Europe featured in London Book Fair’s Excellence Awards

France, Australia, US, China, Sudan, Brazil, Poland, New Zealand and more factor into the honors: New Bookstore of the Year category a popular favorite. The post Asia, North and South America, Africa, Europe featured in London Book Fair’s Excellence Awards appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Morrison, Coates, Redniss Win 2016 PEN Awards

The ceremony, which honored authors such as Toni Morrison and Ta-Nehisi Coates, was the first one in which PEN American announced the winners live. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judges Announced for National Book Awards

The judges for the 2016 National Book Awards include novelists Karen Joy Fowler and Jesmyn Ward, author and former TV host Melissa Harris-Perry, and poet Jericho Brown. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2016 Hans Christian Andersen Award Shortlist Announced

The International Board on Books for Young People has announced the shortlist for the 2016 Hans Christian Andersen Awards. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chen Bochui Picture Book Award Winners Announced in Shanghai

Ahead of the Shanghai International Children's Book Fair, which runs November 13–15, the winners of the first Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Award were announced today at the Baoshan International Folk Arts Exposition. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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English PEN awards 16 grants to writers

English PEN has awarded eight grants to books by international women writers, marking an “exciting first” for women authors to have shared in the prestigious grants equally with men. In what has been described as a "bumper English PEN grants season", a total of 16 grants were awarded this... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2015 National Book Awards Finalists Announced

The National Book Foundation announced the finallists for the 2015 National Book Awards. The winners will be announced on Wednesday, November 18 at the 66th National Book Awards Benefit Dinner and Ceremony in New York City. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Announcing the FutureBook Awards' Platform of the Year honour

The FutureBook Awards stand for innovation and achievement They are a reflection of what publishers are working on today but also a foretaste of tomorrow’s publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Saudi blogger Raif Badawi awarded PEN Pinter Prize with James Fenton

Saudi blogger and activist Raif Badawi will share the 2015 PEN Pinter Prize with British poet, journalist and literary critic James Fenton.  Badawi was named the 2015 International Writer of Courage, selected by Fenton from a shortlist of international cases of concern supported by English PEN,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PEN America Reports on Censorship in China

PEN America has issued a report on China’s book market entitled 'Censorship and Conscience: Foreign Authors and the Challenge of Chinese Censorship.' The post PEN America Reports on Censorship in China appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ABA Announces 2015 Indies Choice & E.B. White Award Winners

Independent booksellers name their favorite handsells, as well as "indie champions," Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2015 Christopher Award Winners Announced

The Christophers has announced winners of its 2015 awards, including 11 books for adults and children that 'affirm the highest values of the human spirit.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2015 Pannell Award Nominees Announced

The annual award recognizing bookstores that encourage children's interest in books has announced this year's finalists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's Choice Book Award Finalists Announced

The finalists for this year's Children's Choice Book Awards have been announced, in seven categories, which young readers across the country will vote for online from Tuesday, March 17through Sunday, May 3. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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