Written By: Benedicte Page, Graeme Neill and Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 13/10/2011 - 08:53 Ion Trewin, administrator of the Man Booker Prize, has hit back at the new Literature Prize over claims by its advisory board that the Man Booker no longer offers a selection of novels "unsurpassed in their quality and ambition". In its launch announcement, the board claimed: "For many years this brief was fulfilled by the Booker (latterly the Man Booker) Prize. But as numerous statements by that prize's administrator and this year's judges illustrate, it now prioritises a notion of 'readability' over artistic achievement." read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Annabel Pitcher's Ketchup Clouds is named winner of this year's Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Annabel Pitcher was named a "genuine literary star" this evening as she won the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Goblinproofing One's Chicken Coop has been named as the winner of Diagram Prize for Oddest... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anyone who thinks women's writing is all about sex and vampires should take a closer look. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald
[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2013-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stockholm Text, a young publishing house translating and publishing Swedish literature in English, share lessons learned from their first year in business. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie publishers dominate the shortlist for the £2,500 New Angle Prize, which rewards books... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Folio Society is unveiled as the sponsor of new £40,000 literary award which will hand out its first accolade in 2014. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2013-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Malaysia's Tan Twan Eng won Asia’s most prestigious literary prize with The Garden of Evening Mists. The prize, in its 6th year, is changing the perception of Asian literature say authors, publishers. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hilary Mantel, Zadie Smith and Barbara Kingsolver are among the finalists for the $45,000 Women's Prize, known formerly as the Orange Prize, which released its longlist today. Hilary Mantel, Zadie Smith and Barbara Kingsolver are among the finalists for the $45,000 Women's Prize, known formerly... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Multiple prize-winner Hilary Mantel is also in the running for this year's Women's Prize... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two books about the events of Bloody Sunday have been made joint winners of the Christopher Ewart... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tom McCarthy and James Salter are among the winners of the inaugural Donald Windham-Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes. Tom McCarthy and James Salter are among the winners of the inaugural Donald Windham-Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes, announced Monday at Yale University's Beinecke Rare... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Book Critics Circle Awards were awarded on Thursday. Among the winners was Ben Fountain's "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" for fiction, a book we tipped for prizes in the middle of last year. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Actor and writer Rupert Everett has won the Sheridan Morley Prize for Theatre Biography with his... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller magazine will be giving out the award for the thirty-fifth year in a row, with competitors including 'Goblinproofing One's Chicken Coop' and 'How To Sharpen Pencils.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For her work translating and publishing a distinguished list of German-language authors in the USA, Knopf executive Carol Brown Janeway has received the 2013 Friedrich Ulfers Prize. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emue Books is a new Australian publisher with an unexpected mission: publishing Francophone literature and reviving "fairness" in publishing. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The finalists for the 33rd L.A. Times Book Prizes were announced Thursday morning. Two authors -- Margaret Atwood and Kevin Starr -- will also receive special recognition. This post has been updated; see below for details. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The writer of US comedy Beavis and Butt-head is among 18 authors shortlisted for this year's Waterstones children's book prize. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House Children's Books, Egmont and Little Tiger Press have each picked up two... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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