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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' -
The Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award...
Posted 29 July 20122 comments A prestigious panel of judges has been announced for the world's most valuable prize for a single short story. Novelist Joanna Trollope returns to the panel to judge the 2013... Read 'The Sunday Times EFG Private Bank...' -
Peirene does it
Posted 4 July 2012Booktrust's Claire Shanahan heads to Peirene Press' very hip translated fiction literature salon. We were met at the door by a young blonde boy with an officious-looking clipboard and... Read 'Peirene does it ' -
Prizes round-up
Posted 7 June 2012It's been a busy month for prizes announcements so we thought we would give you some of the highlights of the last few months: Independent Foreign Fiction Prize ... Read 'Prizes round-up ' -
80-year-old Israeli author wins Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for...
Posted 14 May 2012Blooms of Darkness by Aharon Appelfeld has won the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2012. Appelfeld and Jeffrey M Green, who translated the novel from the Hebrew into English, were each... Read '80-year-old Israeli author wins Independent Foreign...' -
Blue Peter launches vote for the 'Best Children’s Book...
Posted 2 February 20124 comments Blue Peter starts its search to find the best children’s book of the last decade, with the launch of an online vote in which its young viewers will be able... Read 'Blue Peter launches vote for the...' -
The Blue Peter Book Awards 2012 shortlist announced
Posted 6 December 20113 comments Fact versus fiction: olympians, extreme facts, werewolves and time-travellers compete for the Blue Peter Book Awards 2012 Booktrust and Blue Peter are delighted to announce the shortlist for the Blue... Read 'The Blue Peter Book Awards 2012...'
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