The former US poet laureate, Rita Dove is the National Book Foundation’s 2023 Distinguished Contribution medal winner.
UK: The £50,000 Wolfson Prize Shortlist: ‘People and Societies’
‘New perspectives,’ organizers say, lie in the ‘enduring power of history writing’ as the Wolfson History Prize names a 2023 shortlist.
US National Book Foundation: Paul Yamazaki Wins the Literarian Award
For more than 50 years a bookseller at City Lights, San Francisco’s Paul Yamazaki is the National Book Foundation’s Literarian Award winner.
UK: The £50,000 Baillie Gifford Prize Names Its Longlist
The 26th award from the Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction will come from the 13-title longlist announced today in London.
2023 Longlists Named by American Literary Translators Association
Ahead of its first fully-physical conference since 2019, the American Literary Translators Association announces its longlists.
Ukraine: ‘Chytomo’ Opens New Award for Ukrainian Publishing
Ukraine’s ‘Chytomo’ opens a new award with support from Germany’s ministry of culture, Frankfurter Buchmesse, and the Börsenverein.
In England: The Polari Prize’s 2023 Longlists
The Polari Prize program for UK and Irish books relative to LGBTQ themes is to announce its shortlists in September, winners in November.
Daniel Kehlmann: The German Peace Prize’s Salman Rushdie Speech
The author and essayist Daniel Kehlmann will give the laudation on Frankfurter Buchmesse’s final day, for Salman Rushdie’s award.
The UK’s Ackerley Prize for Autobiography Names Its 2023 Shortlist
The former PEN Ackerley Prize is specialized in autobiography and is to name its 2023 winner on September 28 in London.
The German Book Prize Names Its 2023 Longlist
The German Book Prize, with its 20-novel longlist released today, is to name its shortlist on September 19. The winner takes on €25,000.