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Longlist announced for 2024 Cundill History Prize
The $75,000 (U.S.) prize, administered by McGill University, is awarded annually to a book that embodies historical scholarship, originality, literary quality, and broad appeal.
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The Derek Walcott Prize announces finalists, including Ukrainian poet Ostap Slyvynsky
"The collection ’Winter King’ is a book largely about war. I recently read in public some poems from an even earlier book, ’Adam,’ from the pre-war ...
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2024 TikTok Book Awards Shortlist
Several authors also serve as judges, including Samantha Shannon. The final winners will be voted on by TikTok users and announced July 25, 2024.
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Top Voices in Science Fiction and Fantasy Hail from the UK
Twenty UK winners have been published in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volumes since the inception of the Contests.
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Joshua Whitehead and Ali Bryan among finalists for 2024 Alberta Book Publishing Awards
The winners, along with those of the Mystery & Thriller Book of Year Award, Lois Hole Award for Editorial Excellence and Special Achievement in ...
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Upcoming Contest Deadlines

Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
The Ockham New Zealand Book Awards are the country’s premier literary honors for books written by New Zealanders. These awards have a rich history, ...
Deadline: 2024-10-25

Instruction & Insight Book Awards
CIBA is looking for the best Non-narrative/Non-Fiction books including guidebooks, instructional books, inspirational books and more. There is a $75.0...
Deadline: 2024-10-30

Black River Chapbook Competition
Twice each year Black Lawrence Press will run the Black River Chapbook Competition for an unpublished chapbook of poems or short fiction between 16-36...
Deadline: 2024-10-31

Military and Front Lines Service Book Awards
Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best non-fiction works that explore the lives and actions of those who serve their country an...
Deadline: 2024-10-31

The Hemingway Awards
Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring twentieth-century wartime historical fiction: World War I, World War II, Korean War, ...
Deadline: 2024-10-31

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