Book Prizes in Glasgow Libraries
An invitation to short story writers. The Annual William Soutar Writing Prize is open.
This year's prize is for short stories and will be judged
by writer and broadcaster Billy Kay. The first prize is a writing course at one of the prestigious Arvon writers' centres.
Deadline for entries is Monday 18th June 2012.
Carnegie and Greenaway News
The Top UK children's book prizes, voted for by a panel of librarians. The Carnegie Medal goes to the 'most outstanding children's book' of the year and has been won by Patrick Ness for Monsters of Men, a dark story set in a dystopian future. The sister award, the Kate Greenaway Medal for illustration, went to Graeme Baker-Smith for his picture book, FArTHER.
The Man Booker Prize
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction, first awarded in 1969, promotes the finest in fiction by rewarding the very best book of the year. Howard Jacobson won the 2010 Man Booker with The Finkler Question, a story of enduring friendship and loss.
The Orange Prize for Fiction 2010
Barbara Kingsolver has won the 2010 Orange Prize for her novel The Lacuna. The 2011 shortlist includes books by Aminatta Forna and Nicole Krauss.
Costa Book Awards
The Costa Book Awards started life in 1971 as the Whitbread Literary Awards. They became the Whitbread Book Awards in 1985 and then changed their name again in 2006, when Costa took over. It's unique in having five categories: First Novel, Novel, Biography, Poetry and Children's Book. The Costa Book of the Year 2011 is Of Mutability by poet Jo Shapcott.
Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year
The Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year award was established in 1982 and is open to authors of Scottish descent or living in Scotland, or for a book by anyone which deals with a Scottish topic. The 2010 winner was James Robertson for his novel, And The Land Lay Still, a sweeping saga spanning 60 years.