Publishing analyst Carlo Carrenho kicks off the week with a review of the headlines from across the international publishing world.
Richard Flanagan’s ‘Question 7’ Wins Baillie Gifford Prize
Australia’s Richard Flanagan becomes the first author to win both the Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction and the Booker Prize for Fiction.
UK: The £50,000 Baillie Gifford Prize Names Its Shortlist
With marketplace-impact data of its winner to follow, the UK’s Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction names its 2024 shortlist at Cheltenham.
Singapore’s Asian Festival of Children’s Content: May 23-26
The 15th edition of the Singapore Book Council’s mostly industry-facing program features public exhibitions and events for families and kids.
The United States’ ALTA National Translation Awards’ 2023 Winners
The 25th edition of the US National Translation Awards featured works translated to English from Arabic and Vietnamese.
The UK’s Yoto Carnegie Medal: A First Win for a Book in Translation
The original ‘Llyfr Glas Nebo’ by writer-translator Manon Steffan Ros wins the Yoto Carnegie in translation as ‘The Blue Book of Nebo.’
In Singapore: the Asian Festival of Children’s Content Returns in May
After digital and hybrid editions for three years, Singapore’s Asian Festival of Children’s Content goes fully physical again.
IPA, EU, Germany, USA Protest Pham Doan Trang’s Imprisonment by Vietnam’s Authorities
The Vietnamese publisher, author, and journalist Pham Doan Trang’s appeal of her nine-year sentence is rejected by the Hanoi court.
IPA Prix Voltaire Laureate Pham Doan Trang Sentenced to Nine Years in Vietnam
The 43-year-old Vietnamese free-expression activist, publisher, and author Pham Doan Trang won the IPA’s Prix Voltaire in 2020.
IPA Joins International Demand for Pham Doan Trang’s Release in Vietnam
With a court date now in place for Vietnam’s Pham Doan Trang, freedom-of-speech and human-rights organizations are calling for her release.