Tag: Literary events
UAE award ‘regrets’ that philosopher Habermas rejected prize
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The board of trustees of a high-priced literary award from the United Arab Emirates expressed regret on Monday that...
German philosopher Habermas rejects UAE’s Zayed Book Award
BERLIN — The prominent German philosopher Juergen Habermas said Sunday he will not accept a high-priced literary award from the United Arab Emirates, reversing...
US, UK, Barbadian authors up for Women’s Prize for fiction
LONDON — Novels that explore forgotten and neglected communities in Britain, the U.S. and the Caribbean were named finalists on Wednesday for the 30,000...
Inventive books make final 6 for International Booker Prize
LONDON — Books from Europe and Latin America that blur the boundaries of fiction, history and memoir are the final six contenders for the...
Novel about Vietnam veteran wins $5,000 William Colby prize
NEW YORK — A novel about a Marine's time in Vietnam and his struggles back home has won a $5,000 prize. Mark Treanor's “A...
Angie Thomas Scholarship is awarded to aspiring writer
JACKSON, Miss. — Bestselling author Angie Thomas has surprised an incoming freshman with news that the young woman is receiving a full scholarship to...
Barbara Ehrenreich among winners of PEN literary awards
NEW YORK — Barbara Ehrenreich, Ross Gay and Michael X. Wang are among the winners of prizes from PEN America, the literary and human...
Kemi Alabi wins First Book Award from poets academy
NEW YORK — A Chicago-based writer and activist has received the First Book Award from the Academy of American Poets. Kemi Alabi's “Against Heaven”...
McBride’s ‘Deacon King Kong’ wins inaugural Gotham prize
NEW YORK — James McBride's latest honor for the novel “Deacon King Kong” is a real New York story.
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McBride, Trethewey among winners of Anisfeld-Wolf awards
NEW YORK — Novelist James McBride, former U.S. poet laureate Natasha Trethewey and science fiction great Samuel R. Delaney are among this year's winners...
