Theatre503 is thrilled to announce the return of the prestigious Theatre503 International Playwriting Award for the 2024/25 cycle. Submissions are now open, inviting debut and early-career playwrights from around the world to showcase their original works. This award is dedicated to discovering and championing new voices in theatre. Award Criteria and Eligibility:To be considered for the 2024/25 Theatre503 International Playwriting Award, playwrights must adhere to the following criteria: For Translators:Translators are encouraged to submit works, provided they secure permission from the original writer. The prize money will be shared equally between the writer and translator if a translated play wins.…

London, UK – June 12, 2024 – The prestigious 2024 Prize for Commercial Non-Fiction will be hosted by Robinson, an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group. This year, the prize seeks to celebrate outstanding works of commercial non-fiction aimed at general readers, covering any topic within the diverse field of psychology. About the Prize:The 2024 Prize for Commercial Non-Fiction is dedicated to recognizing and rewarding exceptional writing that makes complex psychological concepts accessible and engaging for a broad audience. We invite authors to submit their works on any psychological topic, provided it is designed to captivate and inform the public.…

London, UK – June 12, 2024 – The highly anticipated Black Prose podcast will host a special episode at the London Podcast Festival 2024, featuring esteemed journalist and author Yomi Adegoke. This event promises to deliver an insightful conversation between Adegoke and host Yolanthé Fawehinmi, shedding light on the experiences and achievements of Black writers. Event Details: Yomi Adegoke is a distinguished columnist for The Guardian and British Vogue, and the acclaimed author of The Sunday Times bestsellers ‘The List’ and ‘Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible.’ Her work has been instrumental in addressing cultural stigmas and advocating…

June is Caribbean-American Heritage Month in the US, here are some initiatives in the Caribbean that you might want to check out. June is Caribbean-American Heritage Month in the United States, as well as a special one across the Caribbean. The region, which hosts many people of African descent, has produced some of the most important literature for decades. Winners of major international prizes like the Nobel Prize in Literature (V.S. Naipaul and Derek Walcott), Booker Prize (Marlon James), and many others call it home. Here we shine a light on a few literary activities our brethren and sistren in…

Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse’s memoir Le Convoi won at the Prix France Televisions 2024 in Paris, France on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, Prix France Televisions is an annual literary award rewarding authors of works published in French in recent literary news in both fiction and nonfiction since 1995. Previous winners have included Nathacha Appanah, Ali Zamir, Wassyla Tamzali, and Yasmina Khadra. The winners for 2024 were selected by a jury of 22 readers from the four corners of France, following debates moderated by Augustin Trapenard, president of the France Télévisions literary prizes. In nonfiction, Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse’s memoir Le Convoi (Flammarion) was declared the winner. Speaking…

Yepoka Yeebo wins UK’s Jhalak Prize 2024

Hemley Boum wins Prix littéraire des Sciences Po 2024.

The programme for NBO LitFest 2024, brought to you by Book Bunk and the Hay Festival Global, running in Nairobi, Kenya from June 27 – 30 has been announced. In 2021 Nairobi-based Book Bunk hosted NBO LitFest, a virtual festival anchored in Nairobi’s public libraries with stories and ideas emerging from Nairobi and other regional spaces. Designed as a celebration of public libraries as spaces for art, culture, and knowledge production, it featured virtual concerts, live storytelling, and writers in conversation. It had another successful edition in 2023. In March, NBO LitFest organisers Book Bunk announced they had signed a partnership with Hay…

Tananarive Due and Jordan Peele won in their categories at the Bram Stoker Awards 2024 in San Diego, California, USA, on June 3, 2024. Abraham “Bram” Stoker (1847 – 1912) was an Irish author best known for writing the 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula. In 1987, the Horror Writers Association of the USA set up the Bram Stoker Award in recognition of “superior achievement” in dark fantasy and horror writing. Some previous winners have been George R. R. Martin, J. K. Rowling, Joyce Carol Oates, Ray Bradbury, and Christopher Lee. The winners for the 2024 edition were announced at the…