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September 17, 2026

BBC National Short Story award reveals all-women shortlist

The 2026 shortlist for the BBC National Short Story Award (NSSA) with the University of…

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May 20, 2026

International Booker Prize awarded to Mandarin Chinese novel for the first time

The prestigious literary award, International Booker Prize, has been won for the first time by…

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May 5, 2026

Juno Dawson and Andy Darcy Theo join judging panel of YA Book Prize

Author Juno Dawson, and author and BookToker Andy Darcy Theo are joining the judging panel…

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April 29, 2026

Michael Rosen wins Hans Christian Andersen award for writing

Poet and author, Michael Rosen, best known for his much-loved children’s books including We’re Going…

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April 25, 2026

Female authors dominate BookTok Bestseller List

Social media app, TikTok has launched its first-ever Bestseller List, with female authors dominating the…

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March 10, 2026

Major book award win for début novel inspired by lesbian mothers

Début novelist, Claire Lynch, has won the gold prize at the Nero Book Awards for…

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December 3, 2025

Fiction prize launched for refugee and migrant writers

A new £15,000 writing prize has been launched for voices that reflect the refugee and…

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November 10, 2025

Sara Pascoe novel wins inaugural Jilly Cooper award

Weirdo, a novel by comedian, Sara Pascoe, has won the inaugural Jilly Cooper award, named…

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September 29, 2025

New writing prize launched in memory of Hilary Mantel

A new literary prize that champions emerging writers has been set up in memory of…

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August 21, 2025

Polari Prize 2025 cancelled following backlash over ‘TERF’ author’s inclusion

The Polari Prize has this year received a huge backlash following their longlisting of self-declared…

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