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László Krasznahorkai Receives Prestigious International Literary Award
After a break of several decades, the prize was revived in 2011, and has been awarded to authors such as Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux of France ...
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AutHer Awards 2024 winners announced at a grand event in New Delhi
The AutHer Awards 2024- Best Author Debut Award was also awarded to two women writers! Rajasree Variyar won the award for her book ’The Daughters of ...
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Here are the Finalists for the 59th Nebula Awards
... award winners and finalists are a great place to start! Here are some of this year’s finalists. Nebula Award for Novel.
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2024 Jhalak Prize Longlists
Both the 12-title Jhalak Prize for Book of the Year and the Children’s & Young Adult prize longlists were announced today. The awards "seek to ...
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Audie Awards Finalists 2024
The Audio Publishers Association (APA) has announced the finalists for the 2024 Audie Awards, "recognizing distinction in audiobooks and ...
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Upcoming Contest Deadlines

YA Book Prize
The YA Book Prize launched in 2014 to celebrate great books for teenagers and young adults and aims to get more teens reading and buying books. It is ...
Deadline: 2024-03-22

Rhina Espaillat Poetry Award
This award honors the achievements of the great Dominican-American poet, translator, and public school teacher Rhina Polonia Espaillat. The Rhina Espa...
Deadline: 2024-03-30

Hudson Prize
Each year Black Lawrence Press will award The Hudson Prize for an unpublished collection of poems or short stories. The prize is open to new, emerging...
Deadline: 2024-03-31

AKO Caine Prize for African Writing
The AKO Caine Prize Award for African Writing is an annual literary award for a published short story by an African writer. In addition to the £10,00...
Deadline: 2024-03-31

Catholic Arts and Letters Award
Also known as the Lily Awards, the CALA for Fiction recognizes works of Catholic fiction that merit distinction. The CALA for Excellence in Achievemen...
Deadline: 2024-03-31

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