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, 1+ week ago   (568+ words) Brittle Paper M.H. Ayinde, Eugen Bacon, C.L. Hellisen, and Chukwunonso Ezeiyoke Earn Six Nominations Across the 2026 British Fantasy Awards Shortlists Four African writers have secured six nominations between them on the 2026 British Fantasy Awards shortlists. Established by the British Fantasy Society and…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (218+ words) The jury of the European Union Prize for Literature announced the 2026 winners at the Warsaw Book Fair. On 29 May 2026 the international jury composed of seven literary experts announced the winner of the Grand Prix and the two special mentions of…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (15+ words) 2026 Wells Festival of Literature contests opened 1 April with global entries and October awards....

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (110+ words) Zimbabwean writers Joe Ruzvidzo and Lynette Sifiso have made the final list for the 2026 Afritondo Short Story Prize. From our outstanding longlist of 15 exceptional writers, these stories have been selected for the final stage: The overall winner will be announced…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (105+ words) The three contenders for the main poetry prize for 2025 have been announced. — Maks Shchur "Tea Collection. Selected Post-poetry 2007—2025". — Ilya Kulbitski "Chronicle of Emptiness Denial". — Ihar Kulikou "Non-local Distance". While the names of Maks Shchur and Ihar Kulikou have long been…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (309+ words) The shortlist for the second annual TBC Penmanship Awards 2026 has been announced by the long-standing bookstore, Text Book Centre. Released on Saturday, the list features six book titles across six categories: non-fiction adults, fiction adults, non-fiction teens, fiction teens, non-fiction…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (98+ words) This year's list of contenders for the title of best poetry book of 2025 has been announced, reports the "Union of Belarusian Writers". This year there are 10 poetry books: — «2/3» — Feliks Aksiontsau. — «Anatomy» — Artur Kamarouski. — «Unlocal Distance» — Ihar Kulikou. — «Chronicle of Emptiness…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (74+ words) The Bookseller Inaugural £50k Libraro Prize shortlist revealed Register to read for FREE. Serious about the book trade? Want full access? Subscribe from just £3.65 a week and unlock full access to exclusive interviews, rights deals, industry data and more: 🗞Weekly print…...