Rathbones Folio Prize to host digital awards ceremony

There will be a digital award ceremony for the Rathbones Folio Prize tonight (23rd March), after the Rathbones Folio Sessions and gala event at the British Library were cancelled owing to Covid-19. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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British Book Awards Name 2021 Jurors for 28 Prize Categories

The 28-category British Book Awards program has 41 jurors in place for the 2021 cycle, with an awards program on May 13. The post British Book Awards Name 2021 Jurors for 28 Prize Categories appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Barack Obama and Duchess of Cornwall join Booker Prize ceremony

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And the host of the 71st National Book Awards is…

Jason Reynolds! The two-time National Book Award Finalist, and current National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, will host the 71st National Book Awards on November 18, 2020. “To be at the forefront of ushering in the celebration of my peers would’ve been a gift at any point in my... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Inaugural Staunch Book Prize winner Serong shortlisted again for 2020 award

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Aleksandar Hemon has been awarded the 2020 John Dos Passos Prize for Literature.

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PUP author Penrose awarded Nobel Prize for Physics

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Jhalak Prize launches new award for children’s and YA

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Singapore Names 2020 Book Award Finalists, Adds Digital Categories

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National Book Awards Makes the Move to Digital: November 18

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This year’s National Book Awards Ceremony will be held online.

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2020 National Book Awards Ceremony Will Be Virtual

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Publishing Awards Notes: Madrid’s Desperate Literature Prize Goes to Angela Finn

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The UAE’s Sheikh Zayed Book Award Opens Submissions for 2021 Prize Cycle

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RWA axes RITA awards and launches new prize after racism row

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