‘The constraint is a liberation,’ says film producer Tessa Ross, whose leadership of the Baileys Women’s Prize for 2017 honors the work of women writers.
The UK Has a New Prize for Women in Translation: The Warwick
‘It’s markedly more difficult for women to make it into English translation,’ says English PEN’s Maureen Freely, who leads the Warwick Prize development. First award to come in the autumn.
Vote for Your Favorite French Books Translated to English: The Albertine Prize
Ten contemporary titles in French translated to English are in the first of two rounds of voting for the new Albertine Prize. A winner is named June 6.
Wellcome Book Prize Shortlist Announced at London Book Fair
In its unusual criteria of stories that “engage with some aspect of medicine, health, or illness,” the Wellcome Prize is for fiction and nonfiction
Feminist Press: Malaysia’s YZ Chin Named Louise Meriwether Prize Recipient
‘Myriad characters fighting fate in their own way,” says YZ Chin, are featured in her story collection honored by Feminist Press and TAYO Literary Magazine.
German Book Prize Names 2017 Jury: Nominations Are Ongoing
The jury for this year’s German Book Prize comprises seven jurors who will soon start reading. Deadline for applications: March 29.
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction’s Shortlist: Strong on Issues
At a time when literary fiction has a chance to illuminate the struggles and needs of many, the leading Arabic fiction prize’s shortlist makes the point.
New Directions Publisher Barbara Epler Honored by Friedrich Ulfers Prize
Cited for being ‘at the forefront of reclaiming a space for German letters’ in the USA, Epler is to receive the Friedrich Ulfers at Festival Neue Literatur.
The UK’s Inaugural Jhalak Prize Book of the Year Longlist: Now 11 Titles
Having started with 12 titles, the Jhalak Prize Book of the Year longlist stands now at 11 books, its intent to honor writers of color.
Stressing ‘an African Sensibility,’ Etisalat Prize Announces Shortlist
The top prize in this pan-African, award program for debut authors includes the Etisalat Fellowship at the University of East Anglia.