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Women's Prize Judges Announcement - Laura Dockrill

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We're thrilled to announce that Laura Dockrill will be a judge for the 2024 Women's Prize for Fiction.

Booker-prize nominated author Ali will head up the prestigious fiction prize, now in its 29th year, alongside judges Ayobami Adebayo, Indira Varma, Laura Dockrill and Anna Whitehouse – with the...

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10/25/2023 - 10:10
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Jane Casey and Donal Skehan Shortlisted at the Irish Book Awards

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We are delighted to announce two shortlistings for the 2023 Irish Book Awards.

Jane Casey's The Close , the tenth book in her award-winning Maeve Kerrigan series, has been shortlisted for Crime Fiction Book of the Year. This is Jane's tenth appearance on the shortlist, with wins for...

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10/20/2023 - 11:12
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Julie Tudor is Not a Psychopath pre-empted by Hodder Fiction

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Announced in the Bookseller today, the debut novel by Jennifer Holdich , Julie Tudor is Not a Psychopath , has been pre-empted by Phoebe Morgan at Hodder Fiction in a two book deal. Julie will be published in Spring 2025.

Julie Tudor is 49 and has...

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10/18/2023 - 13:06
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Michael Rosen was awarded the PEN Pinter Prize 2023

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Michael Rosen has been awarded the PEN Pinter Prize 2023 - the annual award for freedom of expression in literature.

The Prize judges praised Rosen’s work, saying he ‘has a rare, invaluable gift: the ability to address the most serious matters of life in a spirit of joy, humour,...

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10/12/2023 - 11:46
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