The 28-category British Book Awards program has 41 jurors in place for the 2021 cycle, with an awards program on May 13.
The UK’s Sunday Times Names Jay Bernard Young Writer of the Year
Open to writers under 35, the 2020 UK Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year honor goes to poet Jay Bernard for the collection ‘Surge.’
Authors in 22 Nations Issue Statement for Colleagues: #FreeWordsBelarus
More than 120,000 writers in 33 unions and associations are represented in a new statement of support for Belarusian writers.
Craig Brown’s ‘The Beatles in Time’ Wins the Baillie Gifford Prize
Taking home a £50,000 purse, the journalist and author of ‘Ma’am Darling’ wins the 2020 Baillie Gifford Prize, focused on nonfiction.
Belarus Crisis Prompts Alarm from European Writers’ Council, PEN International
The unrest in Belarus has alarmed humanitarian activists and the European authors’ association, as political pressure mounts in Minsk.
Words Without Borders: Paraguay’s Indigenous Guaraní-Language Poetry
An Indigenous language based in Paraguay yields poetic musings from a tongue in which ‘word’ and ‘soul’ are the same.
The UAE’s Sheikh Zayed Book Award Opens Submissions for 2021 Prize Cycle
Now in its 15th year of prizes, the Sheikh Zayed Book Award leadership is looking to surpass last year’s record level of submissions.
2020 PROSE Awards Name 157 Finalists in Five Far-Flung Categories
From ‘The Wonders of Dry Desert Plants’ and ‘The Cigarette: A Political History,’ the 2020 PROSE finalist titles cover a dizzying range of topics.
UK’s £50,000 Baillie Gifford Prizewinner Will Be Announced Tonight
Tonight’s winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction will walk away with a larger purse than last year’s. Six works are in contention.
Man and the Prize: Reactions to the Booker Losing a Sponsor
The Man Group is ending its sponsorship of the UK’s most prestigious literary prize, the Man Booker Prize, and complaints and criticism are now following.