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Dutch tale of isolation and infidelity wins the Independent...
Posted 20 May 20131 comments IMPAC Dublin Literary Award winner Gerbrand Bakker wins the £10,000 prize with latest novel The Detour. Dutch tale The Detour has been announced as the winner of the 2013 Independent... Read 'Dutch tale of isolation and infidelity...' -
Lust in translation
Posted 11 April 20131 comments A steamy tale of love between two translators makes the shortlist for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize Andrés Neuman adds some fire to this year's Independent Foreign Fiction Prize Shortlist... Read 'Lust in translation ' -
Banned Syrian novel makes prize longlist
Posted 2 March 2013The Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2013 longlist is announced. Four from Harvill Secker, including Laurent Binet's HHhH, make list. Khaled Khalifa's In Praise of Hatred, banned... Read 'Banned Syrian novel makes prize longlist' -
Pilot Readers' Project launches with world literature focus
Posted 4 February 20138 comments Booktrust is delighted to announce a pilot Readers' Project focusing on engagement with world literature, funded by the Free Word Strategic Commissioning Fund and the NALD Futures Fund (administered by... Read 'Pilot Readers' Project launches with world...' -
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 ' -
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' -
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 '
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