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Blak & Bright First Nations Literary Festival
Blak & Bright is a First Nations Literary Festival based in Melbourne. It's a four-day showcase celebrating the diverse expressions of First Nations writers, covering all genres, from songs to essays, oral stories to epic novels, and from plays t...
Ends: 2024-03-19   [Read More]

Time of the Writer
The Time of the Writer Festival is a captivating literary event that celebrates the profound impact of literature on South African society. ...
Ends: 2024-03-21   [Read More]

Brimbank Writers and Readers Festival
The Brimbank Writers & Readers Festival (BWRF) is an annual event that encourages a love of reading and literature, celebrates creativity and diversity, as well as promoting lifelong learning for the Brimbank community. The 10 day festival program incl...
Ends: 2024-03-23   [Read More]

Cleveland Jewish Book Festival
This annual festival celebrates Jewish authors, books and ideas. Featuring books written by nationally and internationally acclaimed authors, participants will hear the stories behind a broad range of topics including Jewish life, historical fiction, Isra...
Ends: 2024-03-31   [Read More]

Greater Naples Jewish Book Festival
The Jewish Book Festival brings a showcase of Jewish authors and books to our community. We strive to enrich and engage the members of our community and provide opportunities to come together for education and social experiences....
Ends: 2024-04-03   [Read More]

Oxford Literary Festival
Oxford Literary Festival is a world-class literary event that brings together leading authors and public figures in a magnificent setting in the central university area of Oxford city each year.The festival events mostly take place around two vibrant h...
Ends: 2024-04-24   [Read More]

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BIPOC Book Fest 2024
The third annual BIPOC Book Fest celebrates underrepresented voices through a showcase of literary works and panels that center ...
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Book festival featuring women writers
The Feminist Memory Project Book Mela featured books by over 100 female writers. Book festival featuring women writers Photo: Courtesy of Shikhar ...
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Books everywhere: how a literary festival put the Victorian village of Clunes on the map
Sue Beal, the chief executive officer of Creative Clunes, attributes the growth in regional festivals for writers and creatives to the movement of " ...
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Rosemount Writer’s Festival helps aspiring authors
Literary fans came together in Rosemount for a festival and to pick up new books for their collection.
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15th Annual Gaithersburg Book Festival
Saturday May 18, 2024: The Gaithersburg Book Festival is a free annual celebration of great books and great writing that has made its mark...
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Upcoming Events

Virginia Festival of the Book
The Virginia Festival of the Book brings together writers and readers to promote and celebrate books, reading, literacy, and literary culture. Fe...
Starts: 2024-03-20   [Read More]

Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival
The Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival is a five-day New Orleans affair for writers, readers, and theater lovers. ...
Starts: 2024-03-20   [Read More]

Algonkian Writer Retreat and Novel Workshop
In keeping with the spirit of this place and the goals of this unique workshop retreat, you can be as goal-oriented or as hesitant in approach as...
Starts: 2024-03-20   [Read More]

National Black Writers Conference
The NBWC is dedicated to the exploration of emerging themes, trends and issues in Black American literature. It attracts writers, scholars, edit...
Starts: 2024-03-20   [Read More]

UND Writers Conference
Founded in 1970 and held every year since, the UND Writers Conference is a three-day event featuring six to eight authors annually ranging from G...
Starts: 2024-03-20   [Read More]

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Book Awards News

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 Award 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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