Page-turning narratives on globally relevant issues shortlisted for the 2018 Cundill History Prize
The world’s leading history prize (US$75,000) has announced an exceptional shortlist of award-winning historians tackling issues from climate change to the political power of the pope, from American heroism to how factories have shaped our societies, from Stalin’s greatest crime to Jewish involvement in Germany’s war machine.
Shortlist Announced: Exciting new voices and storytelling talent challenge established names for the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award
Goldsboro Books announced on Thursday 30th August the six titles shortlisted for the 2018 Glass Bell Award, the prize introduced last year to celebrate the best storytelling across all genres of contemporary fiction.
MONOCLE to publish dedicated fashion newspaper
From the catwalks of Paris and Milan to Europe’s best fashion shops, from designer studios in Tokyo and Rome to where our clothes are manufactured – MONOCLE looks at fashion with a business edge in a broadsheet newspaper dedicated solely to this fast-moving industry.
National Poetry Day announces 36-book trade promotion as the Nation gets ready for mass celebration of poetry
National Poetry Day, the UK’s greatest celebration of poetry, will see verse spilling into every aspect of our lives this October, as hundreds of thousands of people, schools, libraries, pubs, bus companies, museums and railway stations prepare to share, read, write and celebrate poetry. There will be hundreds of events across the UK and Ireland on Thursday 4 October, 2018 with the nation invited to share a poem on social media.
Paul Beatty kicks off new digital hub for emerging and aspiring writers from The Sunday Times / Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award
Anne Enright, Ian Rankin and Nick Hornby among authors to write articles, alongside ‘Top Tips’ and a monthly ‘How To’ series, written this year by AL Kennedy
Noirwich Crime Writing Festival celebrates 5th year with blockbuster line-up
2018 speakers to include Val McDermid, Nicci French, Paula Hawkins, Ruth Ware, Robert Thorogood and Elizabeth Hayes
Trinidadian writer Kevin Jared Hosein wins 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize with "immediately and uniformly admired" short story
Nicosia, Cyprus – The author Kevin Jared Hosein, from Trinidad and Tobago, is tonight announced the overall winner of the world’s most global literary prize.
Polari First Book Prize Shortlist Revealed
he shortlist for the Polari First Book Prize was announced at the Polari Literary Salon in London’s Southbank Centre on July 24, 2018. Now in its eighth year, the Prize is awarded annually to a writer whose first book explores the LGBT experience, whether in poetry, prose, fiction or non-fiction.
Reflecting Realities: new study calls for better ethnic representation in children’s books
Figures released from ‘Reflecting Realities’, a pioneering new study commissioned by national charity the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), show a significant need for better ethnic representation in children’s literature.