Plagiarism Problem Plagues $150,000 Prize Winner from Peru

The awarding of this year's $150,000 FIL literature prize to Peruvian Alfredo Bryce Echenique, an accused plagiarist, has divided writers and critics across Latin America. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribd, After Pivoting, Adds 6,000 Macmillan Titles

On the heels of a change in its business model, the monthly ebook subscription service is adding 6,000 additional titles from Macmillan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus to publish Mslexia competition winner

Quercus has acquired a debut novel, the winner of the Mslexia Women’s Novel Competition 2015. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prize Pivot: France’s ‘Judge it on Page 112’

Echoing a famous Woody Allen line, a French literary prize jumps right past the opening of the book and over to page 112 in a bid to find the best work. The post Prize Pivot: France’s ‘Judge it on Page 112’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Atkinson and Yanagihara make Baileys Women's Prize longlist

http://www.thebookseller.com/news/baileys-renews-women-s-prize-fiction-sponsorship-323395Kate Atkinson and Hanya Yanagihara are among the 20 longlisted authors for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction, announced today. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Syrian writer Yazbek longlisted for Orwell Prize

Syrian author Samar Yazbek has made the Orwell Prize longlist for The Crossing, which tells of the journalist’s attempts to get back into her country after being exiled by president Bashar al-Assad. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beard and Shapiro make PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize shortlist

Mary Beard and James Shapiro are among the authors who have made the English PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History shortlist.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Regional independent bookshop of the year winners crowned

Relative newcomers, shops reinvigorated by new owners and an institution still innovating in its 70th year are among the regional winners of this year’s British Book Industry Awards’ Independent Bookshop of the Year, sponsored by Gardners. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Can Simon & Schuster's new Muslim imprint ease publishing's diversity problem?

The new Salaam imprint, focused on Muslim characters and stories, is expected to launch in 2017 with nine books, from picture books for children to Young Adult titles for tweens and teens. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jonathan Sacks Wins 2016 Templeton Prize

Sacks was recognized for his work and writings that emphasize a respect for all faiths and defend the compatibility of religion and science. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Baileys renews Women’s Prize for Fiction sponsorship

Baileys has confirmed sponsorship for 2017 for the Women's Prize for Fiction following an initial three-year partnership. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Submissions Open for the UK’s Polari First Book Prize 2016

Submissions now are open for the 2016 Polari First Book Prize, for debut books that explore the LGBT experience in poetry or prose, fiction or non-fiction. The post Submissions Open for the UK’s Polari First Book Prize 2016 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For ‘a Vibrant Literary Life’: Neil Griffiths’ Small Press Prize

Novelist Neil Griffiths is launching a new literary prize to honor the “small presses producing brilliant and brave literary fiction” in the UK and Ireland. The post For ‘a Vibrant Literary Life’: Neil Griffiths’ Small Press Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Strange sights: Oddest book title prize 2016 – in pictures

A photographic study of Soviet bus stops and a craft manual for flexible children go head to head with a cultural history of the anus on the shortlist for the 38th Diagram prizeDiagram prize: oddest book title shortlist gets behind cultural history of the anus Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year

The Bookseller/Diagram Prize for the Oddest Title of the Year was originally conceived in 1978 by Trevor Bounford and Bruce Robertson of The Diagram Group as a way to avoid boredom at the Frankfurt Book Fair. It was first awarded to Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Nude Mice.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trans Vampire Nuns book up for prize

A consideration of cult films and a photographic history of Soviet bus stops are among the contenders for an award given to the year's oddest book title. Continue reading at BBC News

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Oddest book title prize shortlist gets behind cultural history of the anus

Reading From Behind lines up for public vote alongside works including Soviet Bus Stops and Paper Folding With ChildrenIt might sound like a pain in the behind to read, but an academic tome about the cultural history of the anus is among the contenders on the shortlist for the 2016 Diagram prize... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Author launches literary prize for 'risk-taking' indie publishers

Award-winning novelist Neil Griffiths is launching a new literary prize to celebrate “small presses producing brilliant and brave literary fiction” in the UK and Ireland - in part because he believes the publishing business model is "terrible". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Riddell and Ross to judge Klaus Flugge Prize

Children’s laureate Chris Riddell and illustrator Tony Ross are amongst the judges for the inaugural Klaus Flugge Prize, launched last month by Andersen Press. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oscar's First Book Prize opens for entries

The Evening Standard has launched the Oscar’s First Book Prize 2016 and is inviting UK publishers to submit entries. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PEN Pinter Prize extends reach beyond UK

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

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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