The British Book Awards contenders for Book Trade and Book of the Year are announced, with the shortlists consisting of 29 categories.
Maisie Chan and Editor Georgia Murray Win the UK’s Branford Boase
Maisie Chan’s ‘Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths’—with Georgia Murray’s editing—wins the Branford Boase Award in debut children’s writing.
The ‘Nibbies’: The British Book Awards Name Their 2022 Winners
The ‘Book of the Year’ series of 14 content-related British Book Awards includes work from many familiar publishers.
Children’s Books Edition: The UK’s Branford Boase Award 2022 Shortlist
The Branford Boase program annually awards a debut novel for children–and the winning author’s editor is honored, too.
London Book Fair Exhibitor: Publishing Scotland, ‘Facilitating Rights Sales’
‘Channels for voices in Scottish literature,’ says Alan Bett, are enhanced by Publishing Scotland’s international fellowship.
Frankfurter Buchmesse Applications Open: Fellowships and Grant Program
Three fellowships and a grant program for small publishers are taking submissions now for the 2022 Frankfurter Buchmesse.
Scotland Opens ‘A Year of Stories,’ Publishing Scotland Aligns Its Programming
The Visit Scotland tourism theme ‘Year of Stories” is to be coupled with Publishing Scotland’s ‘Shaping Scottish Stories’ program.
Struan Murray, Ben Horslen Win the UK’s Branford Boase Award
The illustrated debut novel ‘Orphans of the Tide’ wins the 2021 Branford Boase Award, which honors both authors and their editors.
Richard Charkin: An Age of Aquarius
‘Changing the world is hard and the highest ideals may have unintended consequences,’ writes Richard Charkin in his column of queries.
The British Book Awards: 2021 Winners
The British Book Awards’ three-hour digital prize program included Nibbie winners’ announcements in 28 categories.