Norway’s weekend shooting raises the stakes for the World Expression Forum as an arena for constructive disagreement and debate.
German Book Trade’s Peace Prize: Ukraine’s Serhiy Zhadan
The German Peace Prize board praises Ukrainian writer Serhiy Zhadan for his portrayal of wartime conflict and his humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.
Sharjah Opens Submissions to Its 2022 International Book Fair Awards
With a deadline of September 1, the Sharjah International Book Fair Awards are now accepting submissions in its six categories.
The German Publishing Prize: 66 Publishers Honored, Three With €60,000 Each
With a total value of more than €1.6 million, the German Publishing Prize selects and honors socially engaged independent publishers.
Scotland’s Highland Book Prize Goes to Jen Hadfield’s ‘The Stone Age’
‘Our neurodiversity is a gift,’ as Pan Mac/Picador’s commentary about Jen Hadfield’s ‘The Stone Age’ positions her ‘visionary panpsychism.’
Malorie Blackman Wins England’s 2022 PEN Pinter Prize
The former children’s book laureate in the United Kingdom, Malorie Blackman will select English PEN’s next ‘International Writer of Courage.’
Visit Scotland Features’ ‘Braw Beginnings’; Publishing Scotland Opens Applications
Publishing Scotland will award ‘Go-Digital’ and translation-rights grants in their current rounds with August deadlines.
The United Kingdom’s Yoto Carnegie Greenaway Winners Include a Graphic Novel
The graphic novel of Jason Reynolds’ ‘Long Way Down’ with illustrations by Danica Novgorodoff, is honored by the Carnegie Greenaway Awards.
IPA’s Africa Publishing Innovation Fund Awards It’s 2022 Recipients
The IPA and Dubai Cares Africa Publishing Innovation Fund names its new grants and outlines coming engagement in accessible publishing.
In London, Ruth Ozeki Wins the 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction
Ruth Ozeki, based in Massachusetts, wins the Women’s Prize for Fiction for her fourth novel, ‘The Book of Form and Emptiness.’