3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (137+ words) The Commission for Awarding the 2026 Abai State Prize in Literature and the Arts held its first meeting in Astana under the chairmanship of State Counselor Erlan Karin, Qazinform News Agency reported, citing the Akorda press service. The commission reviewed 32 literary…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (173+ words) The shortlists for the Te Pae Tawhiti Awards for Aotearoa and Pasifika speculative fiction writers have been announced. The shortlisted works in each category are: Outstanding Achievement for Adult Novel Outstanding Achievement for Middle Grade Fiction Outstanding Achievement for Young…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (145+ words) The Future Worlds Prize for Fantasy and Science Fiction Writers of Colour has announced its eight-title shortlist for short fiction: A Song of Shir'ja, Harps Aujla Zonbi, Zarah Elouis-Ro Crooked Straits, Olivia Ho One Thousand and One Wishes, Rakan Khashman…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (69+ words) Four shortlisted for the Highland Book Prize 2026 The Bookseller Four shortlisted for the Highland Book Prize 2026 Register to read for FREE. Serious about the book trade? Want full access? This month, you can Subscribe for just 99p and unlock full access…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (158+ words) Seven works were included in the final selection — books, podcasts, and author's media projects that explore Belarusian memory, language, history, and contemporary experience through literature, reporting, folklore, and visual storytelling, writes Belarusian PEN. «And They Used to Sing Like This:…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (232+ words) The shortlist for the 39th annual Arthur C. Clarke Award, celebrating the best science fiction novel published in the UK, has been announced. For four decades, our Clarke judges have whittled hundreds of books down to shortlists and then to the books…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (503+ words) उत्तर प्रदेश, उत्तराखंड, HINDI NEWS, NEWS IN HINDI Kathmandu [Nepal], June 8: The fourth edition of the Kathmandu–Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) commenced on Saturday at Hotel Himalaya, Lalitpur, bringing together eminent writers, scholars, artists,…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (461+ words) The annual award celemony celebrating the best in science fiction have been announced for 2026… By Scott Davis 05-06-26 2 The shortlist for the annual Arthur C Clarke Award for Science Fiction book of the year has been announced, and, as ever, the…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (121+ words) MARION has announced the shortlists for the 2026 ACT Literary Awards. The shortlisted titles are: The winners will be announced at the 2026 ACT Literary Awards ceremony at Verity Lane ACT on 2 July. In addition to the category awards, one of the…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (111+ words) MARION, the leading organisation for writing in the ACT, has announced the shortlist for the 2026 ACT Literary Awards. The awards recognise and celebrate the achievements of writers from the ACT and surrounding regions, across four categories of books published in…...