Peter Handke Wins 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature
October 10, 2019 2:57 pm Leave your thoughtsOctober 10, 2019–The Nobel Prize in Literature 2019 has been awarded to Austrian writer and film director Peter Handke “for... View Article
Award Winners
FSG Editor Ileene Smith Wins Editorial Excellence Award
September 26, 2019 10:05 am Leave your thoughtsFSG Editor Ileene Smith Wins Editorial Excellence Award - given each year by BIO to an outstanding editor, from nominations submitted by BIO members.
2019 Annual Best Indie Book Award Calls for Entries
September 1, 2019 12:18 pm Leave your thoughtsThe annual Best Indie Book Award™ (or BIBA™) is an international literary award contest recognizing outstanding self-published authors. Entries are... View Article
Jurors Picked for 2020 Neustadt Literary Prize
June 12, 2019 8:41 am Leave your thoughtsJurors Picked for 2020 Neustadt Literary Prize - this week announced the names of nine writers to be the jury for the 2020 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
Breakout Novelist Tommy Orange Wins $25,000 PEN/Hemingway Award for There There
March 19, 2019 8:33 pm Leave your thoughtsBreakout Novelist Tommy Orange Wins $25,000 PEN/Hemingway Award for There There - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, April 7, 2019
Barnes & Noble Names Discover Awards Finalists
January 29, 2019 10:53 am 1 CommentBarnes & Noble Names Discover Awards Finalists - Winners to be Announced at a Special Ceremony in New York City on Wednesday, March 6
Bren McClain Wins Southern Fiction Award
January 20, 2019 12:12 pm Leave your thoughtsBren McClain Receives $10,000 Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction for ONE GOOD MAMA BONE. New York, January 20, 2019 (Updated)... View Article
Nunez’s The Friend Wins 2018 National Book Award for Fiction
November 15, 2018 11:20 am Leave your thoughtsThe Friend,” a novel about grief, books and a dog named Apollo, has won the National Book Award for fiction.... View Article
Announcing the 2018 Online Journalism Award Winners
October 1, 2018 4:36 pm Leave your thoughtsAUSTIN, TEXAS — Superlative reporting on gun violence, government accountability and endangered wildlife led coverage that garnered top honors for... View Article
Open Letter’s Chad Post Wins 2018 Ottaway Award
September 5, 2018 2:39 pm Leave your thoughtsChad W. Post, director of Open Letter Books and managing editor of Three Percent, will receive the 2018 Ottaway Award for the Promotion of International Literature, Words Without Borders announced today.