Shortlists unveiled for Kitschies awards

Shortlists have been unveiled for this year’s Kitschies awards, celebrating the best in “speculative or fantastic” fiction. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Eight Writers Awarded $165,000 Windham-Campbell Prizes

The winners of the 2021 Windham-Campbell Prizes administered by Yale University are Dionne Bran, Kate Briggs, Nathan Alan Davis, Renee Gladman, Vivian Gornick, Michael R. Jackson, Canisia Lubrin, and Natalie Scenters-Zapico. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In London, Nielsen Announces Its 2021 Bestseller Awards

UK book sales tracked by the Nielsen Bestseller Awards in 2020 produced eight new platinum-sellers, bringing the total since 2000 to 149. The post In London, Nielsen Announces Its 2021 Bestseller Awards appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-03-18 00:44:43 UTC ]
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Comma Press and Manchester Metropolitan University unveil Publishing Conference

Comma Press and Manchester Metropolitan University have revealed plans for the Publishing Conference 2021, a two-day online event taking place next month “to make the industry more transparent” for aspiring and early-career publishers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-10 18:22:56 UTC ]
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Blue Peter Book Awards won by McNicoll, Barfield and Bradley

The Blue Peter Book Awards have been won this year by Elle McNicoll's A Kind of Spark (Knights Of) and Mike Barfield and Jess Bradley's A Day in the Life of a Poo, A Gnu and You (Buster Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-04 09:57:17 UTC ]
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2021 PEN/Faulkner Award Finalists Named

The finalists for the 2021 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction have been announced. The winner, who will receive $15,000, will be announced on April 6 and celebrated virtually on May 10. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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New agency Laxfield reveals inaugural award winners

Laxfield Literary Associates has announced the winners of its inaugural New Anglia Manuscript Prize and the Laxfield Literary Launch Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Orion unveils 'supercharged' communications revamp

Orion has reshaped its marketing and publicity teams to create a “supercharged” communications department. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-26 04:57:21 UTC ]
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Sheikh Zayed Book Award Announces Its First Translation Grant of 2021

The Syrian author Khalil Sweileh's 'Remorse Test,' winner of the 2018 Sheikh Zayed Book Award in Literature, is to be translated into Ukrainian by Nora-Druk Publishers. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award Announces Its First Translation Grant of 2021 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-02-25 15:56:10 UTC ]
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Audio Publishers Association Names the 2021 Audie Award Finalists

The prize program, now in its 26th year, prepares for a digital awards ceremony on March 22, having started with some 1,500 submissions. The post Audio Publishers Association Names the 2021 Audie Award Finalists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Christy Awards Add New Honor for Writers of Color

Author, agent see positives in the Own Voice Award for the program honoring the best in Christian fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Printing Charity rebrands awards and opens for entries

The Printing Charity has rebranded its annual Print Futures Awards as the Rising Star Awards, and they are now open for online entries. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-15 04:23:36 UTC ]
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Pushkin lands award-winning Swedish debut

Pushkin Press has acquired Collected Works, the literary debut of Swedish writer Lydia Sandgren, about a middle-aged publisher and the void left behind by his missing wife. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-12 13:47:58 UTC ]
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US National Book Awards Foundation Names Ruth Dickey As Executive Director

Ruth Dickey, the executive director of Seattle Arts & Lectures, is to take up her new post with the National Book Foundation on May 17. The post US National Book Awards Foundation Names Ruth Dickey As Executive Director appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-02-11 14:52:33 UTC ]
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PEN America Announces Its 2021 Literary Award Finalists

A total of more than US$380,000 goes to the winners of to be selected from this year's finalist lists, which include 20 debut works. The post PEN America Announces Its 2021 Literary Award Finalists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Here are the finalists for the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards.

Today, PEN America announced the finalists for its 2021 Literary Awards, which recognizes and honors “dynamic, imaginative, and thought-provoking” books published in the last year. Previous winners include Nafissa Thompson-Spires, Imani Perry, and Yiyun Li. The 55 finalists were selected across... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-02-10 16:43:48 UTC ]
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Roffey and Tramp Press duo make Rathbones Folio Prize shortlist

The shortlist for this year's £30,000 Rathbones Folio Prize has been revealed, featuring Costa winner Monique Roffey, poet Caleb Femi and a double selection for Irish indie Tramp Press. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-10 01:24:56 UTC ]
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Sheikh Zayed Book Award and NYU Explore ‘The Nights’

Centuries of fascination for 'The One Thousand and One Nights' were examined by two winners of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award this weekend. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award and NYU Explore ‘The Nights’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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AAP PROSE Awards: ‘Ancient Maya Politics’ Wins 2021 Hawkins Honor

With Cambridge University Press taking two of the 2021 super-category PROSE Excellence Awards, a political anthropologist wins the Hawkins. The post AAP PROSE Awards: ‘Ancient Maya Politics’ Wins 2021 Hawkins Honor appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-02-05 18:00:56 UTC ]
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