1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (176+ words) The longlist for the 2026 Sunday Times Literary Awards was announced last night at an event hosted by the Kingsmead Book Fair in Johannesburg. The partners for the longlist announcement, Dry Dock boutique liquor store and world-class Stellenbosch wine producer Glenelly…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (172+ words) The New Voices Fiction Award celebrates bold, original short fiction from emerging and established writers alike. We are seeking compelling stories across all genres that challenge, entertain, surprise, and linger in the reader's mind long after the final sentence. We…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (284+ words) In 2000, Mar'n immigrated with his wife and children from Venezuela to the United States, where he graduated from the owner/president management (OPM) program at Harvard Business School, eventually founding Tiempo Company and El Planeta and becoming a force to…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (71+ words) Books Top Stories - Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize 2026 awarded to Anna Holdh'z The Bookseller Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize 2026 awarded to Anna Holdh'z Register to read for FREE. Serious about the book trade? Want full access? Subscribe from just "3. 65 a week and…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (659+ words) Hugo, Nebula, Aurora, Locus. These are just some of the awards Amal El-Mohtar has won for her speculative fiction. Despite her international acclaim, however, she says it's wonderful to come home to Ottawa. "I think of it as so much…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (178+ words) Felipe VI presents Joan Margarit Poetry Prize to Margaret Atwood Euronews. com Almost two decades after the Spanish state paid tribute to the great lady of Canadian letters with the Princess of Asturias Award for Literature, Felipe VI has now…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (204+ words) The White Pine County Library partnered with the Ely Elks Lodge this year for the annual Poetry Contest. Participants were required to write an original poem of no more than 20 lines on any subject and read their poems aloud in…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (559+ words) The Women's Prize Discoveries 2026 shortlist has been announced The Women's Prize Trust has announced its highly anticipated 2026 shortlist for Discoveries, the pioneering writer development programme and prize that champions unagented and unpublished women across the UK and Ireland. Run in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (212+ words) Shahinur Rahman Sona, Rajshahi: Renowned fiction writer has been honored with the "Kazi Nazrul Islam Award-2026" in recognition of her outstanding contribution to fiction literature. She received the prestigious award on May 14 at a grand event held at in, organized…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (172+ words) Forest of Dean & Wye Valley Review Rossiter Books misses out on national title A ROSS-ON-WYE based bookseller has missed out on being the Book Retailer of the Yea, having being shortlisted in the category. Local independent bookseller chain Rossiter Books…...