Ursula K. Le Guin to Receive NBF Lifetime Achievement Award

Neil Gaiman will present the medal to Le Guin at the 65th National Book Awards ceremony on November 19, in New York City. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Ruth Rendell award will celebrate literacy champions

The National Literacy Trust and the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society have launched an award in memory of Ruth Rendell for champions of literacy. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Equinox President's New Venture Will Help Young People Achieve Career Goals

Sarah Robb O'Hagan's startup aims to undo complacency created by participation trophies and help people reach their full career potential.Sarah Robb O'Hagan, the president of Equinox Holdings, is leaving the company to create a curriculum that she hopes will teach other people to be successful.... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2016-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jane Grigson Award shortlist reveals 'new perspectives on food'

The shortlist for the inaugural Jane Grigson Trust Award for new food writers has been announced, recognising forthcoming debuts from Chatto & Windus, Profile Books and Bloomsbury. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Riddell and Jeffers longlisted twice for Kate Greenaway Award

Illustrators Chris Riddell and Oliver Jeffers have both been longlisted twice for the prestigious CILIP Kate Greenaway award. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Radical' £20m Le Carré adaptation to air on BBC

The BBC has produced a "radical" £20m six-part adaption of John Le Carré's spy thriller The Night Manager, starring Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie and Olivia Colman. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Celebrating 10 Years of IPG’s Independent Publishing Awards

For a 10th year, IPG Independent Publishing Awards will recognize the work of UK independent publishers and offer a business boost for the winners. The post Celebrating 10 Years of IPG’s Independent Publishing Awards appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James and Heneage among British Book Industry Awards judges

Authors Peter James and James Heneage, critic and author Amanda Craig and former Hachette deputy c.e.o. David Young will help judge this year’s British Book Industry Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Book People closes Queen of Teen award

Book retailer The Book People has confirmed it will no longer run the Queen of Teen award, saying the prize does not form part of its “ongoing plans”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fern Britton to host RNA awards as shortlists are revealed

Authors including Liz Fenwick, Adele Parks and Milly Johnson will battle it out to win the Romantic Novel of the Year Award after the shortlists have been revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ellie Award Winners Honored in 50th Anniversary Event

The Atlantic takes Magazine of the Year, New York wins four, and David Granger gets a standing ovation. The post Ellie Award Winners Honored in 50th Anniversary Event appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amberley's Hajari wins Colby Award

Nisid Hajari, an author at independent publisher Amberley Publishing, has won the $5,000 2016 William E Colby Award for his book, Midnight’s Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India’s Partition. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J.K. Rowling will receive PEN free speech prize

The Harry Potter author will be presented the 2016 PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service award May 16 at the literary and human rights group's annual gala in New York. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2016 Hans Christian Andersen Award Shortlist Announced

The International Board on Books for Young People has announced the shortlist for the 2016 Hans Christian Andersen Awards. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reynolds, Kiely Win WNDB's Debut Walter Award

The inaugural Walter Dean Myers Award for outstanding children's literature in the YA category has been given to 'All American Boys' by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WAN-IFRA aims to help women journalists achieve their potential

Female newspaper executives from seven African countries attend editorial leadership programme designed to close the gender gap in newsroomsThe World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) is engaged on a project to help women journalists around the globe achieve their... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller launches British Book Industry Awards

The Bookseller has expanded its industry awards, with the 2016 ceremony to celebrate the books of the year as well as the wider trade. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cartoonists Boycott French Award Over All-Male Nominee List

An all-male list of nominees for the France's Grand Prix d’Angoulême has sparked outrage and a boycott. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atkinson wins second Costa Novel Award in three years

The category winners of the Costa Book Awards 2015 have been revealed, with Kate Atkinson winning in the Novel category for the second time in three years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Heneage to chair 2015 Costa Book Awards

Writer James Heneage, founder of the Ottakar’s chain of bookshops, will chair the final judging panel of the 2015 Costa Book of the Year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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