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Windrush 75 in Verse

Windrush 75 in Verse

On 22 June, we mark the 75th anniversary of Windrush by joining forces with The London Library to bring the exhilarating live literature phenomenon, the R.A.P. (Rhythm and Poetry) Party, back to the L …
Daisy Hildyard Wins the 2023 Encore Award for ‘Emergency’

Daisy Hildyard Wins the 2023 Encore Award for ‘Emergency’

The 2023 Encore Award winner was revealed as Daisy Hildyard for Emergency (Fitzcarraldo Editions) on Thursday 15 June. This year the prize-winner was announced at a live event. Daisy Hildyard was unab …
The Pulse of a Perfect Heart: Three New Commissions

The Pulse of a Perfect Heart: Three New Commissions

There! Out it boomed. First a warning, musical; then the hour, irrevocable. The leaden circles dissolved in the air. Such fools we are, she thought, crossing Victoria Street. For Heaven only knows why …
Paterson Joseph Wins the 2023 RSL Christopher Bland Prize

Paterson Joseph Wins the 2023 RSL Christopher Bland Prize

The 2023 RSL Christopher Bland Prize winner is Paterson Joseph for The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho (Dialogue Books). Paterson Joseph said: “I am happier about receiving the Christopher B …
Encore Award 2023 Shortlist Announced

Encore Award 2023 Shortlist Announced

The Encore Award gives £10,000 annually, celebrating outstanding achievements in second novels – filling a niche in the catalogue of literary prizes. This year’s judges are Maura Dooley, Daljit Nagra …
RSL Christopher Bland Prize 2023 Shortlist Revealed

RSL Christopher Bland Prize 2023 Shortlist Revealed

The judges of this year’s Prize, Lemn Sissay (Chair), Meena Kandasamy, and Simon Savidge, have selected the following for the shortlist: Susie Alegre, Freedom to Think (Atlantic Books) Jo Browning Wro …
Anthony Anaxagorou Wins the 2023 RSL Ondaatje Prize

Anthony Anaxagorou Wins the 2023 RSL Ondaatje Prize

The 2023 RSL Ondaatje Prize winner was revealed as Anthony Anaxagorou for Heritage Aesthetics (Granta Poetry) on Wednesday 10 May. Anthony Anaxagorou said: “Thank you so much to the judges for seeing …
RSL Ondaatje Prize 2023 Shortlist

RSL Ondaatje Prize 2023 Shortlist

The 2023 RSL Ondaatje shortlist is: Anthony Anaxagorou, Heritage Aesthetics (Granta Poetry) Michelle de Kretser, Scary Monsters (Allen & Unwin) Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeid …
History is in the Making Competition Winners Announced

History is in the Making Competition Winners Announced

The winners of the History is in the Making competition are: 13-15 Years Category 1st Place – Izzy Goldberg (RGS Newcastle), Sylvia Plath 2nd Place – Pinar Atamusa (Ark John Keats Academy), George Orw …
RSL Ondaatje Prize Longlist Announced

RSL Ondaatje Prize Longlist Announced

The 2023 RSL Ondaatje longlist is: Anthony Anaxagorou, Heritage Aesthetics (Granta Poetry) Seán Hewitt, All Down Darkness Wide (Vintage) Philippa Holloway, The Half-life of Snails (Parthian Books) She …
Kaliane Bradley wins the £1,000 V. S. Pritchett Short Story Prize 2022 with ‘Doggerland’

Kaliane Bradley wins the £1,000 V. S. Pritchett Short Story Prize 2022 with ‘Doggerland’

‘Doggerland’ by Kaliane Bradley wins the 2022 V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize: an annual award for unpublished short stories between 2000 to 4000 words in length. Kaliane will receive £1,000 and thei …
V. S. Pritchett Short Story Prize 2022: Shortlist Announced

V. S. Pritchett Short Story Prize 2022: Shortlist Announced

The V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize is an annual award for unpublished short stories between 2000 to 4000 words in length. The winner will receive £1,000 and their entry will be published in Prospect …

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