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Annie Ernaux Wins 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature
The French author Annie Ernaux has won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature for “the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements, collective restraints of personal memory.”
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Finalists for 2022 NBA in Young People's Literature Announced
The National Book Foundation has announced the five finalists for the 2022 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.
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2022 National Book Award Finalists Announced
Gayl Jones, Sharon Olds, Imani Perry, and Yoko Tawada are among the finalists for the 72nd annual National Book Awards. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on November 16.
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Jung Hae Chae Wins Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize
'Pojangmacha People' by Jung Hae Chae is the latest winner of the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize. Among previous winners are 'The Collected Schizophrenias' by Esmé Weijun Wang and 'The Empathy Exams' by Leslie Jamison, both of which went on to become bestsellers.
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2022 National Book Award Longlists Announced
The National Book Foundation is announcing the 2022 National Book Award longlists this week. Five finalists in each of the five categories will be named on October 4, and the winner will be announced during the awards ceremony on November 16.
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Whiting Introduces Changes to Literary Magazine Prizes
The Whiting Foundation's 2023 Literary Magazine Awards will feature a new grant schedule, eligibility requirements, and total number of prizes.
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2022 Booker Prize Shortlist Announced
The finalists for one of the most prestigious prizes for English-language literature include Percival Everett and Elizabeth Strout.
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Six Americans Make the Booker Prize Longlist
The longlist for the Booker Prize has been announced, including six American authors: Hernan Diaz, Percival Everett, Karen Joy Fowler, Leila Mottley, Selby Wynn Schwartz, and Elizabeth Strout.
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2022 PW Star Watch Submissions Open
The eighth annual PW Star Watch is now open for submissions.
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2022 Whiting Literary Magazine Prize Winners Announced
The winners of the fifth annual Whiting Literary Magazine Prizes have been announced, with five publications, including 'Electric Literature' and 'Zyzzyva,' taking home a combined total of $144,000 in funding.
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Ada Limón Named U.S. Poet Laureate
The author of 'The Hurting Kind' and 'The Carrying,' among others, has been named the 24th poet laureate of the United States, succeeding Joy Harjo.
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Ruth Ozeki Wins U.K. Women's Prize for Fiction
Ruth Ozeki has won the 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction for her novel 'The Book of Form and Emptiness' (Penguin), which comes with a £30,000 ($36,500) cash award.
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Abrupt End to U.K.' s Costa Awards
In a surprise announcement June 10, Costa Coffee announced it was immediately ending its support for the second most prestigious book award—after the Booker—in the U.K. and Ireland.
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'The Netanyahus,' 'frank: sonnets' Among 2022 Pulitzer Prize Winners
Novelist Joshua Cohen, artist Winfred Rembert, and poet Diane Seuss were among the winners of the 2022 Pulitzer Prizes for Letters, announced on May 9.
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Brandon Taylor's 'Filthy Animals' Wins 2022 Story Prize
Taylor's second book, published by Riverhead, won the $20,000 prize honoring an outstanding story collection published in 2021.
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2022 Whiting Award Winners Announced
The 10 winners of the 37th Whiting Awards, each of which comes with a $50,000 prize, were announced on April 6 in a ceremony at the New-York Historical Society.
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Winners of the 2022 Windham-Campbell Prize Announced
The eight winners of the 2022 Windham-Campbell Prizes have been announced. Among the best known is Margo Jefferson from the U.S. Each winner receives $165,000.
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Sweden's Lindström Wins 2022 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Swedish picture book author and illustrator Eva Lindström has won this year's Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, which carries with it a $525,000 USD purse.
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Bologna 2022: Publisher of the Year Winners
The Bologna Children's Book Fair announced the winners of its 10th annual BOP – Bologna Prize for the Best Children's Publishers of the Year.
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Bologna 2022: Marie-Aude Murail and Suzy Lee Win 2022 Hans Christian Andersen Awards
This year’s recipients of the Hans Christian Andersen Award are France’s Marie-Aude Murail (l.), for writing; and Suzy Lee, from the Republic of Korea, for illustration.