LYNDAL ROPER RECEIVES THE GERDA HENKEL PRIZE IN RECOGNITION OF HER OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE FIELD OF EARLY MODERN HISTORY
The Gerda Henkel Prize 2016 goes to Oxford-based historian Prof. Lyndal Roper. The Gerda Henkel Foundation is honouring Lyndal Roper for her outstanding achievements in the field of Early Modern History. Lyndal Roper holds the prestigious post of Regius Professor of History at Oriel College at the University of Oxford. The prize will be bestowed […]
Five Aitken Alexander Authors Up for the Edinburgh Festival First Book Award
What is the First Book Award? The First Book Award celebrates the wealth of new writing included in the Edinburgh International Book Festival programme each year. Unlike other literary prizes, the winner of the First Book Award is selected by the readers who champion new writing and who are responsible for making superstars out of debut […]
Stuart Evers’s Your Father Sends his Love shortlisted for Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2016
Organisers of the Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2016 have unveiled the shortlist for the annual award which this year celebrates its tenth anniversary. Stuart’s short story collection is one of six on the shortlist. Read more here.
Max Porter wins International Dylan Thomas Prize for ‘Grief is the Thing with Feathers’
Max Porter, an editor and former bookseller, has won the £30,000 International Dylan Thomas prize for his “extraordinary feat of imaginative prose”, Grief Is the Thing With Feathers. Described by the award administrators as “part novella, part polyphonic fable, part essay on grief”, the debut tells of how the death of a mother affects her two […]
THE LONEY named Book of the Year and Debut Fiction of the Year at the British Book Awards
In the shrewdly competitive world of publishing and publicity, the story behind a novel is often as important as the story between its covers. Like superheroes, modern writers stalk through the media trailing their origin myths behind them: think of JK Rowling scribbling away in an Edinburgh café at the Harry Potter books, or […]
BAFTA Nominations for The C Word
Sheridan Smith and The C Word receive BAFTA nominations.
The Unravelling by Emma Sky shortlisted for the 2016 Orwell prize for the best political writing
The shortlist for the 2016 Orwell prize for the best political writing, announced on Thursday evening, is dominated by the Middle East, from a guide to Islamic militancy to an exploration of the Egyptian revolution. There are six books in the running for the £3,000 prize, which goes to the book that is judged to […]
Nicholas Stargardt Wins Pen Hessell Tiltman Prize 2016
Nicholas Stargardt’s The German War wins PEN Hessell Tiltman Prize 2016 History prize awarded to ‘elegant and eloquent’ account of ordinary people who lived through Hitler’s Germany Stargardt spent ten years writing the book Special English PEN event ‘How to write a prize-winning history book’ to be held at the Cambridge Literary Festival on […]
Rob Magnuson Smith longlisted for the Sunday Times Short Story Award
Writers from six countries and across four continents, including Colum McCann, Deborah Levy and Petina Gappah, make up the 12-strong longlist for the £30,000 2016 Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award. Now in its seventh year, the award “has a reputation for showcasing established and emerging writers”, the organisers have said. The longlist this year […]
‘amazing’ .. ‘thrilling’ .. ‘stunning’ .. ‘brilliant’ – Andrew Michael Hurley’s The Loney wins Costa First Novel Award
“A suspense novel which is at the forefront of a new wave of British Gothic fiction has won the Costa First Novel Award. The Loney was named the debut book of the year – one of five Costa Award category winners announced on 4th January 2016 – marking an extraordinary year for its author, Andrew Michael […]