The Women’s Prize for Fiction is reconsidering its gender criteria amidst controversy
Back at the beginning of March, we wrote about Akwaeke Emezi, author of debut novel Freshwater, published by Faber, becoming the first non-binary trans person to be listed for the… Read more »
Awaeke Emezi, a non-binary trans person, has made the longlist of the 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction and that’s great!
The UK’s prestigious Women’s Prize for Fiction announced the long list for the 2019 prize on March 4. As always, it’s a diverse and star studded list, including perennial heavy-hitters… Read more »
Only 1% of children’s books in the UK depict Black And Minority Ethnic main characters
Children’s books are making headlines again — this time for their lack of diversity. In the UK, the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) has been running a study entitled “Reflecting Realities”… Read more »
Orwell Prize long list announced
The long list for the Orwell Prize was announced yesterday afternoon. I suppose it goes without saying — though we’ve mentioned it before — that this prize is for writers… Read more »