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.
London’s FT Business Book of the Year: A 15-Title Longlist
The FT Business Book of the Year issues a 15-title longlist, with a six-title shortlist ahead and a winner to be named in December.
The United Kingdom’s Forward Prizes’ 2023 Shortlists in Poetry
The UK-based Forward Prizes have added a performed-poetry category, the winners of all four shortlists to be named in October.
Earth-Minded Wainwright Prize Issues a 10th Shortlist
Not the best-known of UK awards, the decade-old Wainwright honors nature and conservation writing for adults and young readers.
In London, Schroders Backs the Business Book of the Year Award
The Financial Times is joined this year by Schroders, with added support from Nikkei, in the £30,000 Business Book of the Year award.
Masha Gessen Wins Germany’s Hannah Arendt Prize
The Russian-American journalist, essayist, and author Masha Gessen has won the €10,000 Hannah Arendt Prize based in Bremen.
Germany’s BücherFrauen, Book Women, Issue Their Prize’s Shortlist
The second cycle of the biennial BücherFrauen-Literaturpreis – Book Women Prize – will name a winner during Frankfurter Buchmesse.