2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (250+ words) Submissions are currently open for the 21st edition of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award, one of the world’s leading awards dedicated to Arabic literature and culture. Interested authors have until the final deadline of September 1st to submit their work. By Erin…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (697+ words) Elana Rabinovitch the Executive Director of Giller Prize stands on stage during the awards ceremony in Toronto, Nov. 18, 2024.Chris Young/The Canadian Press The Giller Prize was the country’s best-known and arguably most prestigious book prize – $100,000 for the winner, a…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (426+ words) The Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee and Old Town Books meet Aug. 21 to discuss Mohamed Mbougar Sarr's "The Most Secret Memory of Men." Registration is required. ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee and Old Town Books will host a French…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (470+ words) Robert J. Sawyer takes home Best Novel for The Downloaded 2: Ghosts in the Machine as the Auroras honor another strong year for Canadian speculative fiction. Canadian science fiction, fantasy and horror had plenty to celebrate this weekend as the Canadian Science…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (492+ words) The University of Georgia Press recently announced that an Atlanta couple has donated a $100,000 endowment fund to bolster the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction, which has been presented annually to an author since 1983. The award is coveted by those…...

4+ day, 52+ min ago   (562+ words) Amsterdam News jazz columnist Ronald E. Scott will be honored with the Walter and Lilian Lowenfels Award for Criticism at the 47th annual American Book Awards in Berkeley, California. Scott writes the column titled “Jazz Notes” each week, highlighting some of the…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (996+ words) WHILE PROUD OF HER STATE AWARD, Hazel Spain is just as proud of her Book Nook at the Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland ReStore. She is actually wearing the shirt she wore on her first day at the ReStore in…...

6+ day, 18+ min ago   (128+ words) Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation gives $4M to support Giller Foundation's literary programming CBC Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation gives $4M to support Giller Foundation's literary programming The multi-year gift will support year-round events for Canadian authors Image | Giller winner Souvankham Thammavongsa…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (618+ words) Elana Rabinovitch the Executive Director of Giller Prize stands on stage during the awards ceremony in Toronto, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young TORONTO - The Giller Prize, Canada's largest literary award for fiction, has found a new benefactor in…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (306+ words) Last year, one of Canada’s top book awards, the Giller Prize, cut ties with its main financial sponsor of 20 years, Scotiabank, following protests over the bank’s ties with Israel, which had resulted in thousands of authors declining to submit their…...