The shortlist for this top history prize gives attention to forgotten voices while also delving into today’s conflict, nationalism, and globalized commodity chains.
Submissions for Sheikh Zayed Book Award Open Until September 1
Submissions are currently open for the 21st edition of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award, one of the world’s leading awards dedicated to Arabic literature and culture. Interested authors have until the final deadline of September 1st to submit their work.
Libraries from the U.S., Türkiye, and Spain Take Top Honors at IFLA’s World Library and Information Congress in Korea
The awards were announced this week at the conclusion of IFLA’s 90th World Library and Information Congress, in Busan, South Korea.
Longlist Announced for the 2026 Cundill History Prize
The world’s leading prize for a work of history written or translated into English, the Cundill History Prize today announced its 2026 longlist of 15 books, chosen from almost 400 submissions from across the world.
Judges Reveal the Longlist for the 2026 Booker Prize
“It’s been an extraordinary seven months,” said Mary Beard, Chair of the Booker Prize 2026 judging panel, in a statement accompanying this year’s longlist. “The five Booker judges have each read 163 books, discussed and debated them, and sometimes re-read them, to whittle them down to a longlist of just 13.”
Spotlight on Translation Funding: Sheikh Zayed Book Award
The first in a series highlighting international funding opportunities publishing books in translation. The Sheikh Zayed Book Award started their Translation Grant in 2018 with a goal to expand the reach of Arabic literature around the world.
Shortlist Revealed for the IFLA, James Bennett Public Library of the Year Award
The annual award celebrates a newly built or expanded public library that has “best managed to combine open and functional architecture with sustainable and creative IT solutions” and “has included both digital developments and local culture.”
Dayton Literary Peace Prize Announces the 2026 Finalists and Distinguished Honoree
American novelist Ann Patchett to receive the Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award for her career ‘reminding us that literature is a necessity.’
Hanif Abdurraqib Wins the 2026 Weston International Award
The $75,000 (CAD) award is the largest prize for nonfiction in Canada, and honors “the career achievement of an international author for an outstanding body of work in literary nonfiction.”
Winner Announced for New Chinese/English Literary Translation Prize
The new award seeks to champion ‘translators as vital cultural connectors,’ and to bring ‘contemporary Chinese literature into sharper focus for English-language readers worldwide.’