Category Archives: Book Awards

Not the Booker Prize Contenders

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The links below are to articles taking a look at various contenders for the 2020 Not The Booker Prize.

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– https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2020/sep/14/not-the-booker-the-girl-with-the-louding-voice-by-abi-dare-vibrant
– https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2020/sep/07/not-the-booker-underdogs-tooth-and-nail-by-chris-bonnello-review-admirably-unusual
– https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2020/aug/31/not-the-booker-hashim-family-by-shahnaz-ahsan-review-an-important-tale-of-migration

2020 New Australian Fiction Prize Shortlist

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The link below is to an article reporting on the shortlist for the 2020 Readings New Australian Fiction Prize.

For more visit:
https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/08/25/155608/readings-announces-2020-new-australian-fiction-prize-shortlist/

2020 National Book Awards Longlists

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The links below are to articles reporting on the various longlists for the 2020 National Book Awards in the US.

For more visit:
– https://publishingperspectives.com/2020/09/us-national-book-awards-literarian-award-the-late-carolyn-reidy-covid19/
– https://publishingperspectives.com/2020/09/us-national-book-awards-2020-the-longlists-covid-19/
– https://lithub.com/the-2020-national-book-award-for-young-peoples-literature-longlist-includes-many-newcomers/
– https://lithub.com/heres-the-longlist-for-the-2020-national-book-award-for-translated-literature/
– https://lithub.com/all-the-poets-on-the-longlist-for-the-national-book-award-for-poetry-are-first-timers/
– https://lithub.com/heres-the-longlist-for-the-2020-national-book-award-for-fiction/
– https://lithub.com/heres-the-longlist-for-this-years-national-book-award-for-nonfiction/
– https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/09/17/156768/azar-longlisted-for-national-book-award-for-translated-literature/
– https://bookriot.com/2020-national-book-award-longlists/

2020 Booker Prize Shortlist

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The links below are to articles reporting on the shortlist for the 2020 Booker Prize.

<For more visit:
– https://publishingperspectives.com/2020/09/the-uks-booker-prize-for-fiction-announces-2020-shortlist-covid19/
– https://lithub.com/the-booker-prize-shortlist-includes-four-debut-novels-and-zero-novels-by-hilary-mantel-but-americans-dominate-again/
– https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/09/16/156663/booker-prize-2020-shortlist-announced/
– https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2020/sep/15/judging-the-booker-prize-these-books-are-about-living-under-intense-pressure
– https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/sep/15/most-diverse-booker-prize-shortlist-is-also-almost-all-american-hilary-mantel
– https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/the-2020-booker-prize-shortlist/

2020 PEN/Ackerley Prize for a Work of Memoir or Autobiography Winner

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The link below is to an article reporting on the 2020 PEN/Ackerley Prize for a work of memoir or autobiography winner, ‘A Radical Romance,’ by Alison Light.

For more visit:
https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/08/21/155533/light-wins-2020-pen-ackerley-prize/

2020 James Tait Black Prizes for Fiction and Biography Winners

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The link below is to an article reporting on the winners of the 2020 James Tait Black Prizes for Fiction and Biography.

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https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/08/24/155572/ellmann-szirtes-win-james-tait-black-prizes/

2020 Singapore Literature Prize Winners

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The link below is to an article reporting on the winners of the 2020 Singapore Literature Prize.

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https://publishingperspectives.com/2020/08/singapore-book-council-names-its-2020-literature-prize-winners-covid19/

2020 Not The Booker Shortlist

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The links below are to articles reporting on the shortlist for the ‘Not the Booker’ Prize.

For more visit:
– https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2020/aug/24/not-the-booker-shortlist-emma-donoghue-abi-dare-shahnaz-ahsan
– https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2020/aug/17/not-the-booker-2020-the-first-three-novels-on-our-shortlist-are-

2020 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize Winner

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The link below is to an article reporting on the winner of the 2020 Australian Book Review (ABR) Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize.

For more visit:
https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/08/14/155191/saunders-wins-2020-abr-elizabeth-jolley-short-story-prize/

2020 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults Winners

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The link below is to an article reporting on the winners of the 2020 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

For more visit:
https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/08/13/155169/nz-book-awards-for-children-and-young-adults-2020-winners-announced/