Search Press and Nosy Crow triumph at IPG Awards

Search Press and Nosy Crow were both double winners at the Independent Publishers Guild Independent Publishing Awards 2015. Winners of the 13 categories were announced at a gala dinner hosted by author and publisher John Mitchinson at the IPG spring conference last night (5th March). Search Press was named IPG Specialist Consumer Publisher of the Year, and also went on to win the Fox Williams Independent Publisher of the Year, and award chosen from the winners of the five publishing category winners. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Irish Book Awards ceremony moves online only as Covid cases rise

The An Post Irish Book Awards ceremony has been moved to an online only ceremony due to the worsening coronavirus rates in the country. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-16 13:49:06 UTC ]
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ALCS Educational Writers' Award shortlist revealed

Titles exploring climate change, expressing difficult emotions and exploring the wonders of the scientific world have been shortlisted this year for the Society of Authors (SoA) and Authors’ Licensing & Collecting Society (ALCS) Educational Writers’ Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-16 00:18:25 UTC ]
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Legend Press lands Snyder's 'powerful' First World War story

Legend Press has landed The Tin Nose Shop, an “incredibly powerful” First World War novel by Don J Snyder. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-11 06:14:29 UTC ]
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Chan, Cook and Sirdeshpande shortlisted for Blue Peter Book Awards

Children's books by Maisie Chan, Lan Cook and Rashmi Sirdeshpande are on the shortlist for the Blue Peter Book Awards 2022, in a line-up that focuses on climate change, diversity and spotting misinformation.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-11 04:37:39 UTC ]
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London’s Young Writer Award of the Year Names Its Jurors

The updated schedule for the United Kingdom's Young Writer of the Year Award will put its shortlist and winners' announcements into the new year. The post London’s Young Writer Award of the Year Names Its Jurors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-11-10 14:50:29 UTC ]
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Osman gets Readers Choice at Books Are My Bag awards

Richard Osman has won the Readers' Choice award at the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards for his record-breaking debut The Thursday Murder Club (Viking). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-09 20:44:40 UTC ]
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Graywolf Press Publisher Fiona McCrae to Retire

McCrae, who during her 27-year tenure as director and publisher built the Minneapolis literary nonprofit press into an independent publishing powerhouse, announced that she will retire in June 2022. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Edinburgh Napier University to license the IPG Skills Hub

Publishing students at Edinburgh Napier University are to receive access to the Skills Hub of the Independent Publishers Guild (IPG) as the organisations enter into a new licensing partnership. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-09 01:57:20 UTC ]
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John Agard wins BookTrust’s Lifetime Achievement Award

BookTrust will today (9th November) present John Agard with this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony in London.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-08 03:20:40 UTC ]
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Toronto’s Annick Press: ‘Global Certified Accessible’ in Canadian Ebooks

Among the first children's publishers to achieve Benetech's accreditation, Annick Press stresses that 'diversity' includes access. The post Toronto’s Annick Press: ‘Global Certified Accessible’ in Canadian Ebooks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-11-05 18:44:15 UTC ]
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Can University Presses Keep Up with the Times?

As University Press Week turns 10, leaders of the Association of University Presses ask its members to take stock of how the nonprofit, mission-centered publishing community has changed. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Sheikh Zayed Book Award: 3,000+ Submissions, a New Record

The Sheikh Zayed Book Award reports a 76-percent rise in submissions of work by women, and a 47-percent jump in entries of men's work. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award: 3,000+ Submissions, a New Record appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-11-03 02:09:08 UTC ]
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Children's book on Governor General's Literary Award short list a win for Indigenous publishing, author says

A children's book shortlisted for a 2021 Governor General's Literary Award was written by a University of Guelph associate professor who specializes in the history of Indigenous Peoples and illustrated by an Ojibway multidisciplinary artist. ... Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2021-11-02 08:00:00 UTC ]
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FutureBook Awards shortlists revealed

The shortlists for the 2021 FutureBook Awards have been revealed, featuring the likes of BookBar, the Feminist Book Box, Bad Form Review and the Working Class Writers’ Festival as well as a strong showing for Penguin Random House across various categories.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-02 02:31:37 UTC ]
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Clifford wins Bread & Roses Award for Radical Publishing

Ellen Clifford has won the Bread & Roses Award for Radical Publishing with her book The War on Disabled People: Capitalism, Welfare and the Making of a Human Catastrophe (Zed Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-29 01:12:22 UTC ]
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Koomson, Pickering and Boldwood Books among winners at RNA Industry Awards

Dorothy Koomson, Juliet Pickering and Boldwood Books are among the winners of the Romantic Novelists’ Association annual Industry Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-28 05:18:16 UTC ]
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The History Press lands 'enthralling account' of hidden war stories from Pearson

The History Press has landed an "enthralling account" of hidden war stories from Berlin-based university lecturer and cultural historian Joseph Pearson.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-27 16:49:43 UTC ]
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Haig, Whitty and McKay awarded CILIP honorary fellowships

Author Matt Haig, chief medical officer professor Chris Whitty and librarian Amy McKay have been awarded CILIP honorary fellowships for 2021.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-27 10:27:16 UTC ]
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Dorries to headline hybrid IPG Autumn Conference

Nadine Dorries, the new Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, is among the headline speakers at the Independent Publishers Guild's first ever hybrid Autumn Conference next week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-27 06:56:10 UTC ]
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Bonnier Books UK unveils 'pioneering' publisher Footnote Press with Biswas and Roy

Bonnier Books UK is launching a "mission-oriented start-up" publisher, Footnote Press, in 2022 in what is billed as a “pioneering” partnership with founders Vidisha Biswas and Sujoy Roy.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-26 07:32:05 UTC ]
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