SCBWI Announces Golden Kite Awards; Jason Reynolds Delivers a Paean to Mailboxes

Rather than reveal this year's Golden Kite Award winners during its winter conference, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators presented the awards in a stand-alone program on March 15; the event featured remarks from National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Jason Reynolds. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Rapper Testament shortlisted for SoA audio award

Rapper and beatboxer Testament has been shortlisted for the Society of Authors' Imison Award honouring the best original script for an audio drama by a new writer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-07 09:51:24 UTC ]
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RWA Cancels 2020 RITA Awards

The U.S.'s foremost writers association for romance writers has announced that it will postpone the 2020 RITA Contest, the country's top prize for romance fiction, until next year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The Selfies Book Awards Kick Off in the U.S.

Publishers Weekly and BookBrunch, the daily online news service for the U.K., have launched the Selfies book awards for self-published authors in the United States. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Collins and Coe triumph at Costa Book Awards 2019

Sara Collins has won the Costa First Novel Award for her gothic romance, The Confessions of Frannie Langton (Viking), in a stellar year for début authors after three out of the five award categories were won by first-time writers.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-06 21:35:49 UTC ]
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Costa Book Awards Names Its 2019 Category Winners

With a total purse of £60,000 (US$79,000), the Costa Book Awards' first winners are in the five categories. One of this group will be named the overall winner on January 28. The post Costa Book Awards Names Its 2019 Category Winners appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-01-06 19:30:25 UTC ]
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The Sheikh Zayed Book Award in Arabic Literature: The 2020 Literature Longlist

The Sheikh Zayed Book Award literature longlist includes work from Iraq, Sudan, the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Palestine, and Tunisia. The post The Sheikh Zayed Book Award in Arabic Literature: The 2020 Literature Longlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-01-06 09:30:20 UTC ]
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Press tour announced for Colfer's first adult fantasy novel

Eoin Colfer will embark on a book tour this month to mark the publication of his first adult fantasy novel Highfire, Quercus has announced. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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English PEN translation award winners revealed

​Twenty books have won English PEN’s flagship translation awards, marking the highest number of awards ever given by the programme.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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The Sheikh Zayed Book Award in Arabic Literature: The 2020 Longlists

Five of the Sheikh Zayed Book Awards' nine categories are represented in longlistings reported from Abu Dhabi to date, with more to come. The post The Sheikh Zayed Book Award in Arabic Literature: The 2020 Longlists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-12-18 15:30:47 UTC ]
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New Mo Siewcharran Fund grants awarded

New grants from the Mo Siewcharran Fund to take on interns from BAME backgrounds have been awarded to the Royal Society of Literature, Europa Editions UK and Swindon’s Prime Theatre. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-18 14:55:36 UTC ]
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Sheikh Zayed Book Award’s World Outreach Prompts Seven Translations

The Sheikh Zayed Book Award’s international outreach and activities in 2019 have resulted in new rights deals for some of its winning titles. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award’s World Outreach Prompts Seven Translations appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-12-18 07:30:21 UTC ]
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Fury and Stokes longlisted for Telegraph Sports Book Awards 2020

Tyson Fury and Ben Stokes have been longlisted for Autobiography of the Year at the Telegraph Sports Book Awards 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-16 23:09:52 UTC ]
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Entries open for British Book Awards 2020

The Nibbies are to return in 2020 to celebrate three decades, with another gala ceremony awarding the best of the British book trade. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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André Simon Food & Drink Book Awards shortlist revealed

The shortlist for the 2019 André Simon Food & Drink Book Awards has been revealed with 16 titles in the running for the £2,000 prizes.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Pulitzer Prize Board Announces New Audio Reporting Category

The Pulitzer Prize Board today announces a new Journalism prize category for the 2020 prize cycle: Audio Reporting. “The renaissance Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

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In London, Raymond Antrobus Named 2019 Young Writer Award Winner

For Antrobus' 'commitment not just to recognizing difference but to the difficult act of forgiveness,' the Young Writer Award goes to poetry this year. The post In London, Raymond Antrobus Named 2019 Young Writer Award Winner appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Costa Short Story Award voting opens

Voting has opened for the 2019 Costa Short Story Award, with the public invited to pick their favourite from three stories written by mystery authors. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-05 17:05:07 UTC ]
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Palmer scoops Ruth Rendell Award for 'outstanding' literacy work

Children’s author Tom Palmer has won the Ruth Rendell Award for his "outstanding" contribution to raising literacy levels in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-05 11:52:33 UTC ]
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Humphreys and Ward win Educational Writers' Award

Author Alistair Humphreys and illustrator Kevin Ward have won the 2019 Educational Writers’ Award for Great Adventurers (Big Picture Press). Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Danish AI Software Specialists UNSILO Announce Japanese and US Deals

In two announcements days apart, Denmark’s UNSILO publisher software announces agreements with PeerJ and Kyorinsha. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Kyorinsha and UNSILO’s Technical Checks ell known to Publishing Perspectives readers, UNSILO–based in Aarhus–has made two... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-12-05 09:30:41 UTC ]
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