Vuong and Luiselli awarded MacArthur Foundation 'genius grants'

Poet Ocean Vuong and Booker Prize longlistee Valeria Luiselli are among the recipients of this year’s £505,000 "genius grants" from the MacArthur Foundation. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-25 06:10:20 UTC ]
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Vuong and Luiselli awarded MacArthur Foundation 'genius grants'

Poet Ocean Vuong and Booker Prize longlistee Valeria Luiselli are among the recipients of this year’s £505,000 "genius grants" from the MacArthur Foundation. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-25 06:10:20 UTC ]
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Vuong, Barry Awarded MacArthur Grants

Novelist and poet Ocean Vuong and comics artist and educator Lynda Barry, are among the 26 people chosen to receive the annual fellowships—popularly known as “genius grants”—awarded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Junot Diaz and other writers are awarded MacArthur genius grants

Pulitzer Prize-winner Junot Diaz, reporter David Finkel, and writer Dinaw Mengestu were honored by the MacArthur Foundation, each receiving a $500,000 grant. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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The US National Book Foundation Issues $350,000 in Grants

The Hawthornden Foundation has made possible these grants going to 49 nonprofit programs serving readers and writers. The post The US National Book Foundation Issues $350,000 in Grants appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Bologna 2024: Indigenous Literacy Foundation Wins Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

Australia’s Indigenous Literacy Foundation is the winner of the 2024 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world’s largest children’s book prize, with the laureate receiving five million Swedish krona. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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US National Book Foundation: Paul Yamazaki Wins the Literarian Award

For more than 50 years a bookseller at City Lights, San Francisco's Paul Yamazaki is the National Book Foundation's Literarian Award winner. The post US National Book Foundation: Paul Yamazaki Wins the Literarian Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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US National Book Award Foundation Names Its 2022 ‘5 Under 35’

The '5 Under 35' honorees from the National Book Foundation include two authors published by independent houses. The post US National Book Award Foundation Names Its 2022 ‘5 Under 35’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-04-14 03:18:13 UTC ]
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Nabugodi wins £10k Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers Award

Mathelinda Nabugodi has won the £10,000 Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers Award for her "engaging and fascinating" work of non-fiction.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers Award shortlist revealed

Yasmine Awwad, Sophie Meadows and Mathelinda Nabugodi have been shortlisted for the Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers Award, chosen from 983 entries this year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Nancy Pearl Is National Book Foundation’s 2021 Literarian Award Recipient

Praising 'her infectious love of books,' the National Book Foundation names Nancy Pearl the recipient of one of two lifetime achievement awards. The post Nancy Pearl Is National Book Foundation’s 2021 Literarian Award Recipient appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-09-09 12:04:14 UTC ]
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Nancy Pearl to Receive 2021 National Book Foundation Literarian Award

Nancy Pearl has been named the recipient of the National Book Foundation's 2021 Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community, which will be presented at the 72nd National Book Awards ceremony on November 17 by Ron Charles of the 'Washington Post.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Two PEN/Faulkner Foundation Award Winners: Deesha Philyaw and Charles Baxter

A debut and a long-honored veteran of short stories take the 2021 top honors provided by the Washington-based PEN/Faulkner Foundation. The post Two PEN/Faulkner Foundation Award Winners: Deesha Philyaw and Charles Baxter appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Luiselli wins Dublin Literary Award for Lost Children Archive

Mexican author Valeria Luiselli has won the €100,000 Dublin Literary Award for her novel Lost Children Archive (4th Estate), the world's most valuable prize for a single novel published in English. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal restructures as ACE awards grant

Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal has restructured after securing its first grant from Arts Council England.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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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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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

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SoA awards £185k in grants for works in progress

The Society of Authors has awarded grants to 48 writers, worth more than £185,000, to enable them to complete works in progress including queer auto-fiction, forgotten histories, and books about post-colonial Kenya and the natural world. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-08 04:36:42 UTC ]
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Warhol Foundation Awards $675K to 22 Arts Writers

The Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant has awarded $675,000 to 22 writers to support critical writing on contemporary art in the categories of books, articles, and short-form writing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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In ‘Grieving,’ MacArthur ‘genius’ Cristina Rivera Garza reflects on the collective suffering of her home country

This concise but weighty collection of essays addresses an array of critical topics, including violence in Mexico, deportation and covid-19. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Inclusive Indies Fund awards grants to 11 presses

The Includive Indies Fund, set up earlier this year by Knights Of and Jacaranda, has awarded grants totalling £35,000 to 11 independent presses from across the UK and Ireland.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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