Paul Murray, who was shortlisted for the Booker Prize this year, wins the An Post Irish Book of the Year for ‘The Bee Sting.’
Dublin’s An Post Irish Book Awards: The 2023 Shortlist
The An Post Irish Book Awards are to name their top prize-winner on December 6, having chosen 20 category winners for 2023.
Naomi Wood’s ‘Comorbidities’ Wins BBC’s National Short Story Award
Called ‘bang up-to-date and contemporary,’ Naomi Woods’ winning story ‘Comorbidities’ is to be published by Hachette’s Orion in June.
Winners Honored in the Society of Authors’ 2023 Awards
Thirty writers, poets, and illustrators have been named in this year’s Society of Author awards program at Southwark Cathedral.
Nigerian Writer Arinze Ifeakandu Wins Wales’ Dylan Thomas Prize
In the 70th anniversary of Dylan Thomas’ death, the Nigerian writer Arinze Ifeakandu wins Swansea University’s Dylan Thomas Prize.
In Wales, Swansea University’s Dylan Thomas Prize: The 2023 Shortlist
Work from Australia, Nigeria, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Somalia is on the Dylan Thomas Prize 2023 shortlist.
Spain’s Liber 22: Soledad Puértolas Is Its ‘Hispanic-American Author’
A prolific and much-awarded essayist, novelist, and story writer, Soledad Puértolas is named to receive Liber 22’s accolade for writers.
Spain’s 2022 Desperate Literature Prize Goes to Jay Gao
The fifth iteration of the Madrid-based Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction sends its winner to an Umbrian retreat.
The UK’s Society of Authors Adds a New Disability-Focused Book Award
The Society of Authors in London opens its 2023 submission program, having awarded 32 writers and illustrators with 2022 prizes.
In the UK, a New Literary Magazine, With International Intent
The new literary magazine ‘Fictionable’ launches June 27 with short works including graphic fiction and translation.