97-year-old Chilean poet Nicanor Parra has won Spain’s prestigious Cervantes Prize for literature.
Five Titles Compete for AED $1m Etisalat Arabic Kids Lit Prize
The Etisalat Prize for Arabic Children’s Literature was established promote reading among Arabic-speaking families and books featuring Middle Eastern characters
DSC South Asian Literature Prize and Festival Come of Age
The DSC Prize of South Asian Literature awards a writer $50,000 for a work focusing on South Asian themes, and gains recognition in international publishing.
Bringing Asian Writers to Global Readers
Whether through book prizes or literary review publications, more avenues are available for Western readers to discover authors and writing from Asia.
Piglia’s 2011 Romulo Gallegos Winner Tops Venezuelan Bestseller Lists
By Andres Hax Over the course of each year, there are many important literary prizes in Latin America and Spain, and as this newsletter progresses we will note each as they arrive. But a recent news item from Venezuela gives us an appropriate excuse to mention the Romulo Gallegos prize for the novel. The news is that Blanco Nocturno by …
Algerian Writer Awarded German Book Trade Peace Prize
This year’s coveted German Book Trade Peace Prize will go to Algerian writer Boualem Sansal during a ceremony on Sunday October 16 in Frankfurt
Going Local: Indian Lit Focuses on Native Languages Over English
While many of India’s internationally known authors write in English, national initiatives are focused on promoting India’s native language over English By Tolu Ogunlesi India has four Hindi speakers for every one English speaker. Yet “it is English language publishing in India that gets international — and Indian — attention,” lamented publisher Urvashi Butalia, on Thursday at a Frankfurt Book …
German Book Prize Finalists Whittled to Six, Winner Announced at Frankfurt
The six finalists for the 2011 German Book Prize will learn who takes home the 25,000 euro award on October 10 at the start of the Frankfurt Book Fair.
20 Titles on 2011 German Book Prize Longlist Announced
The 20-title longlist for the German Book Prize has been announced. The winner, announced on October 10, will receive 25,000 euros.
Booker Notoriety Sparks Rights Run at Cinderella Indies
Since hitting the longlist of the Booker Prize, indies Seren Books, Sandstone Press and Oneworld are seeing global interest in their titles as never before.