Bryan Washington, focused on what he calls ‘marginalized communities, communities of color, and queer communities of color’ wins the 2020 Dylan Thomas Prize.
Wales in India: Dylan Thomas Prize Longlist Announced at Jaipur Festival
Thanks to the co-direction of the Jaipur Literature Festival by juror Namita Gokhale, the Dylan Thomas Prize is in India for its longlist announcement.
UK Costa Book Awards Names Short Story Finalists
A separate competition from the main category and overall award, the Costa Book Awards Short Story program uses public voting to choose its winner.
Wales’ International Dylan Thomas Prize Expands Jury for Its 15th Year
The £30,000 award for writers 39 and younger is scheduled to produce a longlist by January 24 and a shortlist on April 7, the winner to be named May 14.
2019 Nordic Council Prizes Honor Authors Jonas Elka and Kristin Roskifte
Jonas Eika and Kristin Roskifte have been awarded the Nordic Council’s book prizes for this year. Separately, Greta Thunberg declined the environment prize.
Greek Cypriot Wartime Story in Translation Wins 2019 Commonwealth Prize
Author Constantia Soteriou has won the 2019 world Commonwealth Prize in short stories. Lina Protopapa’s English edition is the first translation to win.
The Commonwealth Short Story Prize Announces Its Regional Winners
An all-female group of five geographical regional winners are named today (May 9 ) in this year’s Commonwealth Short Story Prize program.
Canadian Broadcasting’s 2019 Short Story Prize Program Names a Winner
A political science professor at Montreal’s McGill University wins the grand prize in the CBC’s Short Story awards cycle for 2019, with a work that includes immigration and questions of duty in its narrative.
The Commonwealth Short Story Prize Names Its 2019 International Shortlists
Sixteen of the British Commonwealth’s 53 nations are represented in this year’s shortlists for the regionally defined Commonwealth Short Story Prize.
Serial Box Gets the Jump on Halloween Friday With a Free ‘Exquisite Corpse’ Series
Taking free promotions beyond the “Micro Monday’ push-notification stage, Serial Box rolls out a day-long series of ‘Exquisite Corpse’ installments on Friday.