Posts tagged 'Fiction'
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Who are the gatekeepers?
Posted 3 May 2012 Earlier this month I headed to Earl's Court and found myself right at the heart of the UK's translated fiction scene: the Literary Translation Centre at the London Book Fair. Read 'Who are the gatekeepers? ' -
Mark Stanisforth on the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize shadow...
Posted 19 April 2012 This year's Independent Foreign Fiction Prize longlist presented our 'Shadow' judging team with an unusually strenuous task. With three of the fifteen choices weighing in at well over six hundred... Read 'Mark Stanisforth on the Independent Foreign...' -
A new translated fiction reads booklet
Posted 16 April 2012 Remember when online search engines used to ask you where you wanted to go that day? That's how we feel about translated fiction. It can take us anywhere, show us... Read 'A new translated fiction reads booklet' -
An interview with Kevin Barry
Posted 1 April 2012 Author and Booktrust web editor Nikesh Shukla caught up with Kevin Barry, author and winner of The Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award 2012. They found a pub... Read 'An interview with Kevin Barry ' -
Who shot the strawberry picker?
Posted 12 March 2012 To celebrate this year's Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award, we have assembled top short story writers to construct a spontaneous short story, like a game of consequences.... Read 'Who shot the strawberry picker? ' -
Claire Shanahan on The Sebald Lecture/Claire Tomalin
Posted 21 February 2012 I've been lucky enough to attend two great events the last two Monday nights; braving the cold weather and fighting my natural tendency to hibernate at the start of the... Read 'Claire Shanahan on The Sebald Lecture/Claire...' -
In defence of books
Posted 16 January 2012 The recent report regarding book ownership amongst our nation’s young people is shocking. That so many of our youngsters do not own a book is a scandal. Read 'In defence of books ' -
Translated fiction: gifts for the family
Posted 12 December 2011 With Christmas just around the corner, now would be a good time to suggest a few translated fiction titles that would make ideal presents for your family members. I'm assuming... Read 'Translated fiction: gifts for the family' -
Kevin Brooks: Feeling the Music
Posted 24 November 2011 One of the reasons I wanted to write Naked was that it took me back to the world of my youth, a world that shaped my life and made me... Read 'Kevin Brooks: Feeling the Music ' -
Melvin Burgess: How many rivers we got to cross,...
Posted 1 September 2011 A few years ago I began a project that is just coming to fruition this month - my new novel, Kill All Enemies. The idea was very simple; to seek... Read 'Melvin Burgess: How many rivers we...'
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