Tag: Natasha Brown
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Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2022 shortlist announced
Kei Miller, Kojo Koram, and Natasha Brown are on the shortlists for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2022 announcement today, May 18, 2021. The Orwell Prizes, named in honour of English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic George Orwell, are the UK’s most prestigious prizes for political writing. The Orwell Foundation annually awards prizes for…
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UK Society of Authors’ Awards 2022 shortlists announced.
The shortlists for the Society of Authors’ Awards 2022 were announced on May 5, 2022. The Society of Authors’ Awards is the UK’s biggest literary prize fund celebrating poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. Held annually, it is a unique evening of celebration with each award chosen by authors for authors and judged by celebrated authors, writers,…
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Natasha Brown on UK’s Desmond Elliot Prize 2022 longlist
Natasha Brown’s Assembly is on the longlist for the Desmond Elliot Prize 2022 announced on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. The Desmond Elliott Prize, one of the most prestigious for debut novelists in the UK, awards the winning author £10,000 to shape their developing career. Ten novels are longlisted for the prize, from which three shortlisted…
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Véronique Tadjo, Olivette Otele among L.A. Times Book Prizes 2022 finalists
The finalists for the L.A. Times Book Prizes 2022 were announced on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. Here are the writers of African descent on the list. The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were founded in 1980 by Art Seidenbaum, a Los Angeles Times book editor from 1978 to 1985. They are awarded annually in Best…
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Natasha Brown, Damon Galgut on Rathbones Folio Prize 2022 shortlist
Natasha Brown and Damon Galgut are on the shortlist for the Rathbones Folio Prize 2022 announced on February 9, 2022. The Rathbones Folio Prize, worth £30,000, is a literary award currently sponsored by Rathbones Investment Management that first ran in 2014–2015. Previous winners have been George Saunders, Akhil Sharma, Hisham Matar, Richard Lloyd Parry, Raymond…
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Natasha Brown, Leone Ross on UK’s Goldsmith Prize 2021 shortlist.
Natasha Brown and Leone Ross are on the shortlist for the Goldsmith Prize 2021 announced on October 6, 2021. The Goldsmiths Prize was established to celebrate the qualities of creative daring and to reward fiction that breaks the mould or extends the possibilities of the novel form in 2013. The annual prize worth £10,000 is…