Short news items from the world of book publishing:
09/18/2020
Bryan Washington Wins NYPL Young Lions Award
Bryan Washington has won the 20th annual Young Lions Fiction Award for his story collection 'Lot' (Riverhead). The award comes with a $10,000 purse.09/17/2020
Entries for AAP Prose Awards Open Until November
The Association of American Publishers is now accepting entries for the 2021 PROSE Awards, which recognize outstanding scholarly publications. The deadline to enter is November 13, 2020.09/17/2020
ABA Welcomes Two New Board Members
The ABA has added Jake Cumsky-Whitlock of Solid State Books in Washington, D.C., and Melanie Knight of Books Inc. in San Francisco, Calif., to its board.09/17/2020
Bedside Reading Launches New Digital Platform
Bedside Reading, which provides complimentary books for guests at luxury hotels and properties, is announcing Bedside Reading/on the download, a free digital book program.09/16/2020
Andrews McMeel Hires Executive Editor, Promotes Other Personnel
Andrews McMeel Publishing announced today that Betty Wong has been hired away from Penguin Random House as executive editor at AMP. The company also announced internal staff promotions.09/16/2020
Dillon Up at PRH
Sanyu Dillon has been promoted to chief marketing officer at Penguin Random House. She will continue to report to PRH US CEO Madeline McIntosh and serve on the PRH board.09/15/2020
Literary Arts Emergency Fund Donates $3.5 Million
The fund, jointly launched in response to Covid-19 by the Academy of American Poets, the Community of Literary Magazine & Presses, and the National Book Foundation, will benefit 292 nonprofit literary arts organizations, magazines, and presses.09/15/2020
Patterson Up at St. Martin's
Monique Patterson has been promoted to the newly created position of v-p and editorial director of acquisition outreach at St. Martin's Publishing Group.09/15/2020
Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Awards Announced
The Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Awards have been announced and six emerging women writers will receive $30,000 grants.09/14/2020
Graywolf Press Takes Literary Salon Virtual
Graywolf Press is moving its annual Literary Salon online this year due to the pandemic. While the event is free, donations are appreciated.09/14/2020
Rose Named V-p of Diversity Initiatives at Macmillan
In August, LaToya Rose joined Macmillan Publishers in the newly created role of v-p of diversity, equity, and inclusion.09/10/2020
13 Books Make Longlist for Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction
The longlist for the £50,000 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, dominated by books by women, has been announced.09/10/2020
NBF to Honor Walter Mosley with Lifetime Achievement
The National Book Foundation has announced that it will award Walter Mosley with the 2020 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He is the first Black man to receive the award.09/10/2020
October Indie Playlist Themes Announced
The themes for this October's Indie Playlist promotion, which offers discounts and cash prizes to booksellers who create thematic displays of books incorporating a curated list of titles, are "Acts of Courage" and "The Fight to Save the Environment."09/10/2020
Poetry in Translation Contest Winners Announced
The Academy of American Poets and Words Without Borders have announced four winners of the 2020 Poems in Translation Contest. Winning poems were translated from Chinese, Filipino, Spanish, and Vietnamese.09/09/2020
2022 IPA Congress Heads to Jakarta
The 33rd Congress of the International Publishers Association will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia from November 11 to 13 in 2022.09/09/2020
CJK Group Forms New Content Business
CJK Group has acquired content services business Cenveo Publisher Services and Cenveo Learning and will merge them with its own content business, Sheridan Journal Services, and hosting platform, Sheridan PubFactory, to form KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd.09/08/2020
Canada's Giller Prize Longlist Announced
Fourteen titles have made the longlist for the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize, among the most prestigious fiction prizes in Canada.09/08/2020
National Book Foundation to Honor Carolyn Reidy
National Book Foundation is posthumously honoring Carolyn Reidy, the late president and CEO of S&S, with its 2020 Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community.09/08/2020
Ayad Akhtar Named Next President of PEN America
The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, novelist, and screenwriter Ayad Akhtar will serve as the next president of PEN America, succeeding novelist Jennifer Egan.09/08/2020
Gerry Howard Retires from Doubleday
The v-p and executive editor will leave Doubleday at the end of this year after a 46-year career in publishing.09/08/2020
CWA Daggers Submissions Open
Nominations are now open for the 2021 Crime Writers’ Association Daggers awards.09/08/2020
Blackstock Named Publisher of Grove Press U.K.
Peter Blackstock has been named publisher of Grove Press U.K. He joined Grove/Atlantic in 2011, where he is currently a senior editor. He is based in New York, and will work remotely with Grove's U.K. office.09/04/2020
PEN America Celebrates Olga Tokarczuk
PEN America's virtual event series Translating the Future will culminate in three events focused on the work of 2018 Nobel Prize-winner Olga Tokarczuk.09/03/2020
ABA Seeks Board Candidates
The American Booksellers Association's nominating committee has begun its search for candidates to stand for election to the ABA Board of Directors in 2021.09/03/2020
New Best American Mystery Series Editor at HMH
Author, critic, and editor Steph Cha will succeed Otto Penzler as editor of the series, which HMH will now publish alongside its other Best American books as 'The Best American Mystery & Suspense.'09/03/2020
WNBA Writing Contest Submissions Open
Returning for its seventh year, the 2020 Women’s National Book Association Writing Contest will introduce a new category: flash prose.09/02/2020
Graywolf Announces Recipient of Nonfiction Prize
Graywolf Press has announced Lars Horn as this year's winner of its annual Nonfiction Prize, given to an emerging voice for an outstanding manuscript.09/02/2020
Indiana Humanities Tweaks Awards Program, Announces Winners
The Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Awards, established in 2009, is now being administered by Indiana Humanities, which has updated the program.09/02/2020
Books Forward Hosts 20th Anniversary PR Giveaway
The JKS Communications subsidiary is hosting a giveaway for one free full-service, customized author publicity and book marketing campaign valued at $20,000.09/02/2020
Canada's Donner Prize Announces Shortlist
The shortlist for the CDN $50,000 Donner Prize for best book on public policy by a Canadian has been revealed, with the winner being announced on September 16.09/01/2020
Little Free Library and Literati Co-Sponsor Literacy Project
Little Free Library and Literati are partnering in a pilot project to boost literacy and book ownership in underserved communites in Austin, Tex.08/31/2020
Denson Takes Over Education Policy at AAP
The Association of American Publishers has promoted Kelly L. Denson to the position of vice president, education policy and programs.08/28/2020
Skyhorse Denies Amazon Rumors
Skyhorse Publishing has issued a statement refuting reports circulating on Twitter that it is allocating the entire first printing of Michael Cohen’s 'Disloyal' to Amazon.08/27/2020
Dawn Davis to Head 'Bon Appétit'
Bon Appétit has hired Dawn Davis, v-p, publisher, and founder of 37 Ink, to succeed Adam Rapoport as editor-in-chief of the embattled multimedia food journalism outlet. 37 Ink's titles will be absorbed into Simon & Schuster's list.08/27/2020
IBPA Sets Strategic Plan for 2020-2022
The Independent Book Publishers Association has revealed its plans on membership, advocacy, eliminating bias, and more.08/27/2020
PRHGE to Publish Spanish Translations of Wattpad Books
Wattpad is partnering with Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial to be the company's exclusive partner to publish Spanish-language translations of Wattpad Books.08/26/2020
Debut Dutch Novel Wins International Booker Prize
'The Discomfort of Evening' by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, translated from the Dutch by Michele Hutchison, won the 2020 International Booker Prize.08/26/2020
Marilyn Chin Wins Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
The Poetry Foundation has announced Marilyn Chin as the winner of the 2020 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, Saskia Hamilton as winner of the 2020 Pegasus Award for Poetry Criticism, and the extension of Naomi Shihab Nye's tenure as Young People's Poet Laureate.08/26/2020
New Advisory Board at PSU Pub Program
The Book Publishing Graduate Program at Portland State University has launched an advisory board of industry professionals to guide the program’s direction and curriculum.08/25/2020
Harlequin Launches Diverse Voices Scholarships
Harlequin is developing a diversity scholarship program, the Harlequin Diverse Voices Scholarship, offering $2,000 in financial support to emerging writers.08/25/2020
Barnes & Noble's 15 Most Anticipated Books of the Fall
Barnes & Noble has announced 15 books publishing in September the bookseller anticipates will have strong customer interest.08/25/2020
Pearson Picks Former Disney Exec as New CEO
Pearson announced Andy Bird as its new CEO, starting on October 19, 2020. Bird was most recently president and chairman of Walt Disney International.08/24/2020
B&NE to Stay Independent
After a review of its strategic options that began in December, Barnes & Noble Education announced that it will continue to operate as a standalone public company.08/20/2020
Anticipated Printing Shortages Cause Pub Date Delays
At Knopf, capacity issues at printers have caused the imprints to bump the publication of a number of titles from fall 2020 to winter/spring 2021.08/19/2020
Powell's Flagship to Reopen with Limited Hours
Powell's Books in Portland, Ore., will reopen portions of its downtown store with limited hours beginning Friday. The store has been closed since March.08/19/2020
Fundraiser Aims to Help Beirut Publishers
Bill Kennedy, a U.K. industry consultant, is leading a £100,000 fundraiser to help those in the publishing community in Beirut affected by the blast that devastated the city on August 4.08/18/2020
Author Funds Columbia Publishing Course Fellowship for Black Students
Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, author of 'The Nest,' will fund fellowships for two Black students, selected from six historical Black colleges and universities, to attend the Columbia Publishing Course.08/17/2020
Speculative Literature Foundation Launches Chicago Chapter
The Specutative Literature Foundation, an organization supporting writers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, launched a Chicago chapter this past weekend.08/17/2020
Read-a-Thon to Celebrate Bradbury Centennial
On August 22, the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ray Bradbury will be celebrated with a virtual Read-a-Thon of 'Fahrenheit 451.'News Brief Archive
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