Republic of Consciousness Prize reveals 'inclusive and intriguing' 2019 longlist

Novels inspired by the lives of Alan Turing and James Joyce's daughter are among 13 works of fiction in the running for the Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses 2019. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here is the Young People’s Literature Longlist for the 2019 National Book Awards.

The National Book Foundation has announced the ten books longlisted for this year’s National Book Award in Young People’s Literature, chosen from a total of 325 books submitted to the foundation by publishers. The judges for YPL are An Na, Elana K. Arnold, Kristen Gilligan, Varian Johnson, and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-09-16 14:45:12 UTC ]
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Double nominations for Bloomsbury and Vintage on Baillie Gifford Prize longlist

Bloomsbury and Vintage have scooped double nominations on the 12-strong longlist for this year's Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-12 01:20:26 UTC ]
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Wood praises 'inclusive' Booker Prize eligibility rules

Gaby Wood, literary director of the Booker Prize Foundation, championed the "inclusive" nature of the award's current entry criteria at last night's celebration of the 2019 shortlist. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-04 02:23:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker Prize Names 2019 Shortlist

The 2019 Man Booker Prize shortlist is here! The post Man Booker Prize Names 2019 Shortlist appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions

[ The Millions | 2019-09-03 12:55:26 UTC ]
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Booker Prize shortlist revealed

The Booker Prize shortlist has been revealed with Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie in the running for the £50,000 prize.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-03 10:45:33 UTC ]
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Judges revealed for Harvill Secker Young Translator’s Prize

Foyles’ acting head of fiction Gary Michael and Harvill Secker editor Mikaela Pedlow will judge the 2019 Harvill Secker Young Translator’s Prize, alongside editor Nii Ayikwei Parkes and writer Sarah Ardizzone. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-19 00:26:23 UTC ]
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Indies dominate Collyer Bristow Prize 2019 shortlist

Indie presses dominate this year’s shortlist for the Collyer Bristow Prize 2019 for debut fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-11 13:55:09 UTC ]
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Booker Prize longlist includes Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie, Valeria Luiselli

The Booker Prize Foundation revealed the longlist for its literary award Tuesday, with Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie, Valeria Luiselli and Jeanette Winterson among the nominees. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-07-24 19:43:58 UTC ]
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Trade figures weigh in on Booker Prize longlist as big names dominate

The Booker Prize longlist has been declared “an absolute gift for bookselling” by Waterstones, as retailers acknowledged the lack of surprise entries. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-24 14:15:32 UTC ]
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Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie nominated for 2019 Booker Prize

Margaret Atwood is longlisted for this year's £50,000 Booker Prize for her "terrifying and exhilarating" sequel The Testaments (Chatto & Windus) alongside fellow former winner Salman Rushdie, in the first year the prize has been sponsored by charitable foundation Crankstart.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-23 23:49:31 UTC ]
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Announcing the 2019 Whiting Literary Magazine Prizes

This morning, the Whiting Foundation has announced the winners of the second annual Literary Magazine Prizes, which are given “for superb publishing, advocating for writers, and strengthening the literary community.” This year, the number of awards was increased from three to five, with two new... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-18 13:00:28 UTC ]
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Porter and Barker shortlisted for 2019 Gordon Burn Prize

The shortlist has been announced for the seventh annual Gordon Burn Prize with two nods for Faber, including Max Porter, as well as nominations for three Penguin Random House authors including Pat Barker. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-17 06:42:03 UTC ]
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Steven Camden wins CLiPPA 2019 poetry prize

Spoken word artist Steven Camden has won this year’s £1,000 CLiPPA (Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award) with his poetry collection Everything All At Once (Macmillan Children’s Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-03 13:47:22 UTC ]
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Little, Brown nets McIlvanney Prize longlist hat-trick

Little, Brown has scooped three nominations on the McIlvanney Prize longlist for 2019.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-27 22:23:48 UTC ]
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Burns and Radden Keefe win Orwell Prize 2019

Anna Burns and Patrick Radden Keefe have won the Orwell Prize 2019, with both their books about the Troubles. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-25 15:34:17 UTC ]
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Gale, McMillan and Moss make Polari Prize longlists

The longlists for the Polari Prize and the Polari First Book Prize have been revealed, with stories about trans lives and gender identities featuring heavily on the 24-strong list. . Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-10 20:37:34 UTC ]
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Sissay wins PEN Pinter Prize 2019

Poet and performer playwright Lemn Sissay has been awarded the PEN Pinter Prize, with judges praising his ability to "forge beautiful words and a thousand reasons to live and love".  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-02 23:11:15 UTC ]
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Sara Barnard wins the YA Book Prize 2019

Sara Barnard has won The Bookseller's YA Book Prize in its fifth year for her "unflinching" and "utterly riveting" contemporary novel about the impact of a teacher-student relationship, Goodbye, Perfect (Macmillan Children's Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-30 13:18:19 UTC ]
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Oman’s Jokha Alharthi and Translator Marilyn Booth Win the 2019 Man Booker International Prize

The Man Booker International has its first Arabic-language winner. Oman's Jokha Alharthi and Boston-born translator Marilyn Booth split the £50,000 award. The post Oman’s Jokha Alharthi and Translator Marilyn Booth Win the 2019 Man Booker International Prize appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-21 20:45:10 UTC ]
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Guy Gunaratne Wins the 2019 Dylan Thomas Prize for ‘Mad and Furious City’

The acclaimed debut novelist talks of his fellow-feeling for 'aspiring writers, who are writing from a place similar to where I began.' Gunaratne divides his time between London and Malmö. The post Guy Gunaratne Wins the 2019 Dylan Thomas Prize for ‘Mad and Furious City’ appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-17 03:10:10 UTC ]
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