Short story writers, novelists, playwrights and poets from five Commonwealth regions to judge world’s most global literary prize in 2019
The Commonwealth Short Story Prize today announced the international panel of writers that will judge the world’s most global literary prize in 2019. Representing the five regions of the Commonwealth, the panel will be chaired by the Kittitian-British novelist, playwright and essayist Caryl Phillips.
OUT NOW - Little by Edward Carey (Gallic Books)
From little beginnings: the extraordinary story of a bloodstained, diminutive crumb of a servant girl who would go on to become the world’s most famous wax sculptor.
OUT NOW - After the Peace: Spoils of War, Book 2 by Fay Weldon (Head of Zeus)
The fifth novel in the Dilberne family saga – in which the author traced the life and times of both Upstairs and Downstairs, from the end of Queen Victoria’s reign through the first half of the twentieth century – jumps now into the bright new female light of the twenty-first.
Poetry is the UK’s new force for change - National Poetry Day 2018
Public perception of poetry, formerly the Cinderella of art forms, has changed: it is now valued as an effective way of engaging disadvantaged young people, combating memory loss in care homes, and even training army officers to become better leaders. A new National Literacy Trust report, A Thing That Makes Me Happy: Young People and Poetry 2018, published today for National Poetry Day, explores the links between enjoyment of poetry among 8-18 year olds and the proliferation of fresh ways of engaging with it.
Poets celebrate the changes that really matter on National Poetry Day
A secret love affair in Cornwall, a tree slung with trainers in Brighton, and the disappearance of the Geordie word “muckle”: a nationwide call-out for stories of the changes that really matter to BBC Local Radio listeners has inspired 12 new poems for National Poetry Day (Thursday 4th, October).
Birkbeck's The Mechanics' Institute Review launches one-day short story festival at Waterstones
Hot on the heels of publishing the latest issue of their annual anthology, The Mechanics’ Institute Review, the short-story champions of Birkbeck, University of London, are collaborating with like-minded organisations and individuals to put short-fiction expertise and enthusiasm centre stage at Waterstones Gower Street.
John Boyne wins the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award 2018 for his 'sweeping masterpiece' The Heart's Invisible Furies
John Boyne has been awarded The Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award 2018 for his sweeping, poignant and comedic odyssey of post-war Ireland The Heart’s Invisible Furies.
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.