2008 Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize shortlist

The shortlist for the 2008 Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize has been announced. The winner will be announced at a celebratory dinner at The Travellers Club in London on 28 April, 2008

Wirral BookFest 2008

Wirral's new literary festival offers something for everyone with more than twenty events across the borough between the 7th and 12th of April 2008. It promises something for everyone, from graphic novels workshop for youngsters to a murder mystery evening in Wirral's spookiest library! Big name guests include popular children's author Brian Jacques, acclaimed poet John Siddique and a special 'Meet the Authors' session with a trio of best-selling novelists: JoJo Moyes, Mike Gayle and Jenny Colgan. The festival is organised by Wirral Libraries and partly funded by Arts Council England
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London Book Fair podcasts

The London Book Fair podcasts include views from key figures within the industry and interviews with the three authors taking part in the LBF Author of the Day programme. The podcasts will include a mix of both audio and video episodes. The London Book Fair is held on the 14-16 April 2008, at Earls Court, London

2008 Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction longlist

The longlist for the 2008 Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction has been released:

Anita Amirrezvani The Blood of Flowers (Headline Review) Iranian/American (1st Novel)
Stella Duffy The Room of Lost Things (Virago) British (11th Novel)
Jennifer Egan The Keep (Abacus) American (3rd Novel)
Anne Enright The Gathering (Jonathan Cape) Irish (4th Novel)
Linda Grant The Clothes on Their Backs (Virago) British (4th Novel)
Tessa Hadley The Master Bedroom (Jonathan Cape) British (3rd Novel)
Nancy Huston Fault Lines (Atlantic Books) Canadian (11th Novel)
Gail Jones Sorry Harvill (Secker) Australian (3rd Novel)
Sadie Jones The Outcast (Chatto & Windus) British (1st Novel)
Lauren Liebenberg The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam (Virago) South African (1st Novel)
Charlotte Mendelson When We Were Bad (Picador) British (3rd Novel)
Deborah Moggach In The Dark (Chatto & Windus) British (16th Novel)
Anita Nair Mistress (BlackAmber) Indian (3rd Novel)
Heather O'Neill Lullabies for Little Criminals (Quercus) Canadian (1st Novel)
Elif Shafak The Bastard of Istanbul (Viking) Turkish (7th Novel)
Dalia Sofer The Septembers of Shiraz (Picador) American (1st Novel)
Scarlett Thomas The End of Mr. Y (Canongate) British (7th Novel)
Carol Topolski Monster Love (Fig Tree) British (1st Novel)
Rose Tremain The Road Home (Chatto & Windus) British (10th Novel)
Patricia Wood Lottery (William Heinemann) American (1st Novel)

The Independent Publishing Awards 2008 winners

The Independent Publishers Guild has announced the eleven winners of the 2008 Independent Publishing Awards:

The van Tulleken Independent Publisher of the Year: Templar Publishing
Bertrams THE Trade Publisher of the Year: Snowbooks
Lightning Source Children's Publisher of the Year: Templar Publishing
Taylor Wessing Academic & Professional Publisher of the Year: Willan Publishing
Xerox Education Publisher of the Year: Rising Stars
Nielsen Innovation of the Year: Salt Publishing
UK Trade & Investment International Achievement of the Year: Michael O'Mara Books
The IPG Environmental Award: Alastair Sawday Publishing
Publishing Technology E-Publishing Award: Berg Publishers
The IPG Diversity Award: Arcadia Books
The GBS Services to Independent Publishers Award: Robert Snuggs

Burgundy campaigns to support small & medium sized publishers at forthcoming UKSG Exhibition

Burgundy Information Services Ltd is a new style of intermediary that promotes the product portfolios of small and medium sized publishers. At the forthcoming UKSG Conference and Exhibition: April 6-9, Torquay UK, Burgundy has invited seven of its publisher clients and contacts to exhibit their products at its booth. Speaking of the collaboration Sales Director Paul Calow commented "In a climate of shrinking library budgets and the larger publishers' big-deals it is often hard for smaller, independent publishers to compete for a librarian's attention. At this year's UKSG, Burgundy is offering a unique opportunity for smaller publishers to gain an affordable presence at one of the most important conferences in the library calendar"

'a novel idea...' Fiction Festival March 2008

The Gloucestershire Fiction Festival is now underway and continues throughout the month with some big names from the world of fiction appearing in person in the county's libraries. Other events include a short story writing competition and quiz with cash prizes to the winners of both, discussions and opportunities to explore new books
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