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UK Translation Prizes shortlists announced 

Cover of Eve Manasse's book, 'Darkenbloom'. Tuesday, 2 December 2025
In the UK, the Society of Authors has released shortlists for its 2025 Translation Prizes, which recognise outstanding translations of prose, poetry and nonfiction from any language. Among the finalists...

Szalay wins 2025 Booker Prize for “Flesh”

Tuesday, 11 November 2025
David Szalay has won the 2025 Booker Prize, worth £50,000 (A$100,800), for Flesh (Jonathan Cape). “Written in spare prose, and spanning decades – from a Hungarian housing estate to the mansions...

Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize for Literature

Friday, 10 October 2025
Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature for “his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art”....

Ursula K Le Guin Prize for Fiction shortlist

The 2025 Ursula K Le Guin shortlist headshots and logo with purple overlay. Tuesday, 24 June 2025
The Ursula K Le Guin Foundation has announced the 2025 shortlist for the $25,000 (A$38,861) Ursula K Le Guin Prize for Fiction. This award celebrates ‘realists of a larger reality,...

2025 Publishing Triangle Awards Winners announced 

The Publishing Triangle logo. Tuesday, 22 April 2025
In the US, the Publishing Triangle, an association of LGBTQ+ people in publishing, has announced winners for the 2025 Publishing Triangle Awards. The awards honour 'the best LGBTQ+ books published...

Carnegie 2025 shortlists announced

Wednesday, 12 March 2025
In the UK, the shortlists for the Carnegie Medal for Writing and the Carnegie Medal for Illustration have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: The Carnegie Medal...

Carnegie 2025 longlists announced

the logo of the carnegies, a green square with a white torch and yellow flames Thursday, 13 February 2025
In the UK, the longlists for the Carnegie Medal for Writing and the Carnegie Medal for Illustration have been announced. The 35 longlisted titles (19 for the Carnegie Medal for...