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Recognising women's creativity, professionalism and ambition in publishing
Posted 17 December 2012Booktrust is delighted to call for submissions for the Kim Scott Walwyn Prize 2013, the national award recognising women's outstanding potential and previous achievements in their publishing careers The Prize... Read 'Recognising women's creativity, professionalism and ambition...' -
BBC National Short Story Award returns for 2013
Posted 13 December 20126 comments After a year spanning the globe for the finest international talent, the BBC National Short Story Award returns for 2013 to celebrate the best in homegrown short fiction Submissions for... Read 'BBC National Short Story Award returns...' -
Elif Shafak joins judging panel for Independent Foreign Fiction...
Posted 25 October 2012Award-winning Turkish author Elif Shafak, whose novels have been translated into more than 30 languages, joins a prestigious panel of judges for the £10,000 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2013. The... Read 'Elif Shafak joins judging panel for...' -
October prizes round-up
Posted 22 October 2012What is a prize without its judges? It's like asking what is a book without its author, what is a sandwich without filling, what is soup without croutons. Four of... Read 'October prizes round-up ' -
Mark Lawson chairs the UK and Ireland's answer to...
Posted 18 October 2012Booktrust is delighted to announce the launch of the David Cohen Prize for Literature 2013. Awarded biennially, the £40,000 prize honours a lifetime's achievement in literature. Writer, critic and broadcaster... Read 'Mark Lawson chairs the UK and...' -
The Women's Prize for Fiction 2013 launches with new...
Posted 9 October 20121 comments Oscar-nominated actor Miranda Richardson to chair a panel of judges for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2013. Also announced: funding and new partnerships for the Prize Now in its eighteenth... Read 'The Women's Prize for Fiction 2013...' -
East beats West as Miroslav Penkov wins short story...
Posted 2 October 2012Bulgarian author Miroslav Penkov has won the £15,000 BBC International Short Story Award for his story ‘East of the West’. The announcement was made live on Radio 4’s Front Row... Read 'East beats West as Miroslav Penkov...' -
From first loves to last laughs
Posted 14 September 2012From first loves to last laughs: the shortlist for the BBC International Short Story Award opens a window to the world The shortlist for the BBC International Short Story Award... Read 'From first loves to last laughs' -
Keeping the wolf from the door
Posted 24 August 2012From prize money to a profile boost, Booktrust's Hannah Davies reveals the rewards authors reap from winning literary prizes The recent announcement from Orange that 2012 will mark... Read 'Keeping the wolf from the door' -
Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2013 launches
Posted 3 August 2012We are now accepting entries from publishers, agents and authors for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2013! The Independent Foreign Prize honours the best work of fiction by a living... Read 'Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2013 launches'
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