Yazbek wins PEN/Pinter International Writer of Courage Award

Syrian writer Samar Yazbek, author of A Woman in the Crossfire (Haus Publishing), has been chosen... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Yazbek wins PEN/Pinter International Writer of Courage Award

Syrian writer Samar Yazbek, author of A Woman in the Crossfire (Haus Publishing), has been chosen... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Befeqadu Hailu named International Writer of Courage 2019 at PEN Pinter Prize

Ethiopian writer, activist and co-founder of blogging platform Zone 9 Befeqadu Hailu has been named International Writer of Courage at the PEN Pinter Prize ceremony.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Eight award-winning writers pen eerie tales for English Heritage

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London: Tom Crewe Wins the Sunday Times’ Young Writer Award

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Tom Benn Wins England’s Young Writer of the Year Award

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Malorie Blackman Wins England’s 2022 PEN Pinter Prize

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'The Kissing Bug' by Daisy Hernández (Tin House) received the evening's top prize, the $75,000 PEN/Jean Stein Book Award, at the February 28 event in midtown Manhattan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Maycock wins ALCS Educational Writers' Award with 'tender' title on emotions

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Guatemala's F&G Editores Wins AAP International Freedom to Publish Award

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Zimbabwean novelist Dangarembga wins PEN Pinter Prize 2021

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Barry Lopez, award-winning writer who ventured into the Arctic, dies at 75

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