Category: Awards

June 11, 2010

>Cranky; The New Yorker; Hudson Prize

>It’s Friday morning and my computer is misbehaving, which is making me cranky. Also, The New Yorker is beginning to piss me off. People…
May 26, 2010

>Peace Corps Writers – Nominees for best RPCV books of 2009

> Each year, Peace Corps Writers, now part of Peace Corps Worldwide, recognizes the best books published by former Peace Corps Volunteers in several…
May 14, 2010

>In an Uncharted Country wins Gold!

> I didn’t think the results were going to be announced until the ceremony later this month, but I guess I was wrong. And,…
May 11, 2010

>Independent Publisher Book Awards

>I’m a finalist. Each year, Independent Publisher, the voice of the independent publishing industry, bestows Independent Publishing Awards, known as IPPYs, on books in…
January 25, 2010

>NBCC Award Finalists

>The National Book Critics Circle this weekend announced the finalists for the 2010 NBCC Awards: Autobiography:Diana Athill, Somewhere Towards the End (Norton)Debra Gwartney, Live…
November 19, 2009

>National Book Awards

>The National Book Awards were announced tonight at a banquet in New York. In Fiction, the winner was Colum McCann for Let the Great…
October 14, 2009

>National Book Award Finalists

>Congratulations to the finalists for the National Book Award: FictionBonnie Jo Campbell, American Salvage (Wayne State University Press)Colum McCann, Let the Great World Spin…
July 28, 2009

>Man Booker Prize Long List

>The long list of 13 has been announced for the 2009 Man Booker Prize: Byatt, AS: The Children’s Book Random House – Chatto and…
July 14, 2009

>E.C. Osondu Wins Caine Prize

>E.C. Osondu has won the Caine Prize (the “African Booker”) for his story “Waiting,” which appeared in Guernica. See the Poets & Writers announcement:…