Vicky Featherstone, Zia Haider Rahman and Peter Stothard will be joining Maureen Freely and Antonia Fraser as judges of the 2016 PEN Pinter Prize, which has extended its eligibility to include writers from the Republic of Ireland and the Commonwealth. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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The shortlist for the 2021 Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Trust award includes poetry, nonfiction, and three novels. The post The UK’s Sunday Times Young Writer Award Names Its 2021 Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Katrina Charman's The Whales on the Bus, illustrated by Nick Sharratt (Bloomsbury Children’s) has won BookTrust's Storytime Prize for the best new book for babies and young children. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Hachette UK is boosting its HR team with Kim Kidd (pictured) from the British Council joining as diversity and inclusion manager. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The new partnership highlights the Sheikh Zayed Book Award's translation prize and funding and supports the UK's National Centre's work. The post Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre and Zayed Award Enter a UK Translation Partnership appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-01-20 02:10:35 UTC ]
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Writer and poet Derek Owusu is to chair the judging panel for the National Centre for Writing's (NCW) £10,000 Desmond Elliott Prize for debut novels. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-20 01:09:43 UTC ]
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Hachette UK has acquired the Canadian- and Irish-based stationery company Paperblanks, with Graham Conway to be its CEO. The post In London, Hachette UK Announces Its Acquisition of Paperblanks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-01-19 01:49:07 UTC ]
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Hachette UK has bought Paperblanks, described as the world’s second largest publisher of premium notebooks, journals and diaries, as part of its strategy to expand its portfolio of adjunct businesses. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The government has decided not to change copyright exhaustion laws for the time being following a consultation which led to a campaign by the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize has announced a new landmark partnership with The Literary Consultancy and revealed the judging line-up for 2022. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Publishers Association says the industry could benefit "significantly" from a new UK trade deal with India. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, which honors contributions to 'peace, humanity, and understanding,' has opened for 2022 nominations. The post The Peace Prize of the German Book Trade Opens for 2022 Nominations appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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The 2022 Booker Prize judging panel will be chaired by writer and broadcaster Neil MacGregor and features academic and broadcaster Shahidha Bari alongside historian Helen Castor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Joelle Taylor has won the 2021 T S Eliot Prize worth £25,000 for C+nto & Othered Poems (The Westbourne Press), described as “a blazing book of rage and light". Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Booming appetites for crime, sci-fi and romance drive fiction sales 20% higher than in 2019, with Richard Osman the year’s bestselling authorBook sales continued to climb last year despite lockdowns, with more than 212m print books sold in 2021 – the highest figure of the last decade.Driven by... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Hachette Children’s Group has scooped a brand new Magic Faraway Tree adventure, inspired by Enid Blyton and written by Jacqueline Wilson. It will be the first Magic Faraway Tree book in 75 years and the first in the series by an author other than Blyton. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-10 14:31:13 UTC ]
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Fig Tree has scooped the "powerful and beautifully humane" debut novel by Mo Siewcharran Prize-winner Santanu Bhattacharya. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-05 14:00:25 UTC ]
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The Biographers’ Club has announced the Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize for 2021 featuring actress Eileen Atkins, Lea Ypi and Transworld publisher Alex Christofi among others. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-04 17:30:49 UTC ]
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For decades, I sat in meetings with all-white teams. The industry needs an independent body to advise on equalityI’m a literary agent and at the height of last year’s Black Lives Matter protests I was sent a list, with accompanying photographs, of the top editors working across the major... Continue reading at The Guardian
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A new writing award, the Cheshire Novel Prize, launches featuring judges such as Juliet Mushens and feedback guaranteed for every entry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-30 17:30:13 UTC ]
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The Women’s Prize and Good Housekeeping have unveiled their 10 most promising female authors under 35 including Candice Carty-Williams, Stacey Halls, Abigail Dean and Chibundu Onuzo. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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