Tag: Percival Everett
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Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award 2025 longlist announced
The Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award 2025 longlist was announced on Saturday, May 31, 2025. The Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award recognizes outstanding works of fiction that capture a distinctly “American Voice.” Established in 2016, it honors fiction published in the previous calendar year and includes a $25,000 cash prize. The…
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Percival Everett, Saara El-Arifi win at British Book Awards 2025
Percival Everett and Saara El-Arifi won in their categories at the British Book Awards 2025 in London, UK, on Monday, May 12, 2025. The British Book Awards, or Nibbies, fronted by The Bookseller, celebrate the literary and publishing industry in the United Kingdom. They showcase the authors, illustrators, and industry practitioners who bring the books…
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US’ Pulitzer Prize 2025 winners announced
Percival Everett, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, and Edda L. Fields-Black won in their categories at the US’ Pulitzer Prize 2025 at Columbia University, USA on Monday, May 5, 2025. The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, and online journalism, literature, and musical composition held annually in the United States. It was established by…
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Percival Everett on Dublin International Literary Award 2025 shortlist
Percival Everett’s novel Jamesis is on the Dublin International Literary Award 2025 shortlist announced on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. The Dublin International Literary Award is presented annually for a novel written in English or translated into English to promote excellence in world literature. The prize worth €100,000 is sponsored by the Dublin City Council, Ireland.…
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British Book Awards 2025 shortlists announced
Percival Everett, Saara El-Arifi, Musih Tedji Xaviere, and Zeinab Badawi are on the British Book Awards 2025 shortlists announced in London, UK on Friday, March 7, 2025. The British Book Awards or Nibbies, fronted by The Bookseller, celebrate the literary and publishing industry in the United Kingdom. They showcase the author, illustrators, and the industry…
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PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction 2025 shortlist announced
‘Pemi Aguda and Percival Everett are on the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction 2025 shortlist announced on Monday, March 3, 2025. The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, first handed out in 1981, is awarded annually by the PEN/Faulkner Foundation to the authors of the year’s best works of fiction by living US American citizens. Some of the…
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PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction 2025 longlist announced
‘Pemi Aguda, Percival Everett, and John Vercher are on the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction 2025 longlist announced on Monday, February 3, 2025. The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, first handed out in 1981, is awarded annually by the PEN/Faulkner Foundation to the authors of the year’s best works of fiction by living US American citizens. Some…
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Percival Everett wins Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence 2025
Percival Everett’s novel James won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction 2025 on Sunday, January 26, 2025. The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction were established to recognize the best fiction and nonfiction books for adult readers published in the United States in the previous year in 2012. Worth $5,000…
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Dublin International Literary Award 2025 longlist announced
The Dublin International Literary Award 2025 longlist was announced in Ireland on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. The Dublin International Literary Award is presented annually for a novel written in English or translated into English to promote excellence in world literature. The prize worth €100,000 is sponsored by the Dublin City Council, Ireland. If the winning…
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W Paul Coates, Percival Everett feted at US National Book Awards 2024
W Paul Coates and Percival Everett are among the US National Book Awards 20204 winners announced in New York, USA on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. The US National Book Awards are literary awards from the Northern American nation’s National Book Foundation established in 1936. They are conferred on fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young…
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Percival Everett wins Kirkus Award 2024
Percival Everett’s novel James won in its category at the Kirkus Award 2024 on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Kirkus Reviews is a US book review magazine that publishes previews of books prior to their publication founded by Virginia Kirkus in 1933. The Kirkus Prize was created to celebrate the years of criticism that Kirkus Reviews…
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Percival Everett makes Booker Prize 2024 shortlist
Percival Everett’s novel James is on the shortlist for the Booker Prize 2024 announced on Monday, September 16, 2024. The Booker Prize for Fiction, founded in 1969, is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom. Previous winners of African descent have included…
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Percival Everett, Hisham Matar on Booker Prize 2024 longlist
Percival Everett and Hisham Matar are on the longlist for the Booker Prize 2024 announced on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. The Booker Prize for Fiction, founded in 1969, is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original novel written in the English language and published in the United Kingdom. Some of the previous…
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Percival Everett, Scholastique Mukasonga on Internationaler Literaturpreis 2024 shortlist
Percival Everett and Scholastique Mukasonga are on the shortlist for Germany’s Internationaler Literaturpreis 2024 announced on Thursday, May 30, 2024. Internationaler Literaturpreis (English: International Literature Award) is a German literary award for international prose translated into German for the first time. It has been awarded annually by the Haus der Kulturen der Welt and the…
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Windham-Campbell Prize 2023 recipients receive their awards.
The Windham-Campbell Prize 2023 recipients received their awards at the Windham Campbell Prize Festival 2023 at Yale University, USA on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. The Windham-Campbell Prize was established with a gift from the late Donald Windham in memory of his partner of 40 years, Sandy M. Campbell in 2013. Recipients of the award, administered…