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ArtsHub 13 Jul 2011
John Harrison and Ned Thomas have been announced as the winners of the 2011 Wales Book of the Year Awards.
Crossgar Poet wins Prestigious Literature Prize
ArtsHub 13 Jul 2011
Poet Andrew Jamison has won one of the top UK prizes in literature for his short poetry collection ‘The Bus from Belfast’.
Roncaglio takes Foreign Fiction Prize
Arts Hub 15 Jun 2011
Peruvian author Santiago Roncagliolo was announced as the winner of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize last month for his novel ‘Red April’.
Poet Laureate Duffy fights poetry cuts
ArtsHub 1 Jun 2011
After hearing the news that the PBS' funding will be completely withdrawn, Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy has invited 30 fellow poets to take part in an evening celebrating the best of contemporary British poetry to benefit the Poe...
Time To Read
ArtsHub 1 Jun 2011
The Time To Read network is promoting travel writing not only to people who intend to travel but also to the 'armchair' traveller, who through a big digital promotion will hear of books about faraway places. The use of digital wil...
Next Phase of the Library of Wales Project
ArtsHub 25 May 2011
Following five successful years of the flagship Library of Wales project, the Welsh Books Council has awarded Parthian the tender to publish the next list of fifteen classic books from Wales.
Wales Book of the Year Short List
ArtsHub 25 May 2011
Literature Wales announced the six titles on the The 2011 Wales Book of the Year Short List at two simultaneous events held at Galeri, Caernarfon and the Espresso Bar at John Lewis, Cardiff on Thursday 19 May 2011.
Tir na n-Og 2011 English Award Announced
ArtsHub 18 May 2011
The Welsh Books Council has announced the name of the winner of the prestigious Tir na n-Og English Award which recognises the exceptional quality of books with a Welsh background for children and young people.
2011 Book of the Year Shortlist Announced
ArtsHub 18 May 2011
Four talented authors have been shortlisted for Scotland’s largest literary prize, the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book of the Year Award, in partnership with Creative Scotland.
Shortlist for Scotland’s biggest literary prize
ArtsHub 11 May 2011
Nineteen authors are in the running to win £30,000 as part of this year’s Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust 2011 Book Awards, in partnership with Creative Scotland.
Children's Laureate launches cross-border writing
ArtsHub 13 Apr 2011
Children's Laureate Siobhan Parkinson travelled to the Strule Arts Centre in Omagh last week to officially launch the ‘Writers in Schools Programme’.
Independent Foreign Fiction Shortlist Announced
ArtsHub 13 Apr 2011
The shortlist for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2011 has been announced. The prize, worth £10,000, is publically funded through Arts Council England.
Colm Tóibín receives Irish PEN Award
ArtsHub 16 Feb 2011
Colm Tóibín has been awarded the 2011 Irish PEN Award for outstanding contribution to Irish Literature.
Armistead Maupin & Jeannette Winterson at Wordfest
media release 17 Nov 2010
CAMBRIDGE WORDFEST 2010: Back for its third winter outing Cambridge Wordfest takes place over 2 days – 27/28 November - and features an exhilarating line-up of exciting events.
I Am Kloot Take to the Road
media release 25 Oct 2010
I Am Kloot will be heading out on the road in January for an eleven-date tour of the UK. Ten new shows join the Manchester trio’s previously announced date at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire on January 28th, where former Beta ...
Towards Re-Enchantment: Place and Its Meanings
media release 20 Oct 2010
TOWARDS RE-ENCHANTMENT: Beautifully produced by leading design agency Fraser Muggeridge Studio as an affordable paperback, and generously informed by original illustration, photography and artwork, the book is published in a ...
BBC World Service Playwriting Competition
media release 19 Oct 2010
BBC PLAYWRITING COMPETITION: Two first prizes will be awarded: one for writers for whom English is a first language, and a second, for those with English as a second language. The winning entries will be broadcast on BBC ...
Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award Winners
media release 14 Oct 2010
FOYLE YOUNG POETS: It is this “faith in the imagination” that is so striking in the poems. In all of them we find ourselves in exotic, dark or surreal landscapes, often in the company of some very singular characters. For ...
Donaghue and Murray make longlist Man Book Prize
media release 2 Aug 2010
The Arts Council extends its congratulations to Emma Donoghue and Paul Murray on making the longlist for the Man Booker Prize.
Excellence in English teaching awards 2011
media release 15 Jul 2010
THE BRITISH COUNCIL: ELT professionals can apply for awards in three categories: The UK Award for Innovation, The Cambridge ESOL International Award for Innovation and The Macmillan Education Award for Innovative Writing.