Longlisted authors and translators for all five categories of the National Book Awards’ 71st outing have been announced this week.
US National Book Awards’ Literarian Award: The Late Carolyn Reidy
An advocate for ‘authors and readers,’ Carolyn Reidy will be the first to receive the National Book Foundation’s Literarian Award posthumously
ALTA Announces Its 2020 National Translation Awards Longlists
With shortlists expected late this month, the American Literary Translators Association has work from 13 languages in contention.
Singapore Book Awards 2020: A Dessert Guide Wins Book of the Year
The 2020 Singapore Book Awards include three newly added digital-publishing categories including audiobook, ebook, and digital marketing.
Sheikh Zayed Book Award Names New Scientific Committee Members
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award’s Dr. Ali Bin Tamim announces a restructuring and new members for the program’s scientific committee.
Activist Teela May Reid Wins Western Australia’s Utemorrah Award
Teela May Reid, a Sydney-based attorney, will see her book ‘Our Matriarchs Matter’ published by Magabala Books as part of her Utemorrah win.
Frankfurter Buchmesse Calls for 2020 Film Awards Entries
Eligible books in this year’s Frankfurter Buchmesse Film Awards have been published since August 1 of 2019 and entries are made digitally.
Singapore Names 2020 Book Award Finalists, Adds Digital Categories
Recognizing digital publishing and reading in Singapore, the Book Publishers Association’s awards this add ebooks, audiobooks, and digital marketing.
Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards Name 35th Shortlist in Photo and Film Books
Topics of race, identity, and historical context are featured in this year’s Kraszna-Krausz entries focused in photography and filmmaking.
National Book Awards Makes the Move to Digital: November 18
The States’ 71st National Book Awards ceremony follows other international publishing events onto the ether, as ‘a beacon of hope for all who attend.’