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HarperFiction joins up with Comedy Women in Print Prize to offer winner a contract

HarperFiction is joining forces with the Comedy Women in Print Prize, with the publisher offering the winner a publishing contract and £5,000 advance. ... Read more

Audible takes over as sponsor for Sunday Times Short Story Award

Audible has been announced as a new sponsor for, what will now be known as, the Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award 2019. Read more

Darley Anderson children's wing moves to new office

The Darley Anderson Children’s Book Agency has moved to a new office, following the appointment of a new agent. Read more

New Nicola Barker 'tour de force' to publish next year

William Heinemann is publishing a new work by Goldsmiths and IMPAC prize winner Nicola Barker, called I Am Sovereign. Read more

Africa Centre awarded £1.6m grant

The Africa Centre, which has a 50-year legacy of supporting writers from Africa and its diaspora, has been awarded a £1.6m grant by the Mayor of... Read more

Clanchy to chair Rathbones Folio Prize 2019 judges

Poet Kate Clanchy is to chair the judging panel for the 2019 Rathbones Folio Prize. Read more

Bookouture publishing exec launches workshops for under-represented writers

Leodora Darlington, publishing executive at Bookouture, has launched Owned Voices - a creative writing workshop focused specifically on nurturing writing talent from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds... Read more

Sketch writer Crace's novel and memoir goes to 4th Estate

4th Estate will publish a novel and memoir by parliamentary sketch writer John Crace. Read more

Puffin Books to publish Tom Fletcher sequel to The Christmasaurus in 2019

Puffin Books, part of Penguin Random House Children’s, will next year publish Tom Fletcher’s sequel to his Christmas novel, The Christmasaurus.... Read more

Jobs set to go at Head of Zeus

A redundancy process has begun at independent Head of Zeus, with a number of posts involved, The Bookseller understands. Read more

Export Nibbie to be announced at LBF

A new British Book Award celebrating the best in publishing exports—a sector worth £3.4bn to the trade annually—will be awarded for the first time next... Read more

Zaffre bags Pride and Prejudice spin-off debut

Bonnier Zaffre has acquired two books from debut historical novelist, Helen Moffett—the first of which tells the story of Charlotte Lucas, Elizabeth Bennet’s closest friend... Read more

Dryden to lead Headline Review's commercial fiction team

Eleanor Dryden, currently publishing director at Bonnier Zaffre, is joining Headline Review in April to head up its commercial fiction team. Read more

Vintage partners with WOW air on Christmas campaign

Vintage has partnered with budget airline WOW air to launch a campaign centered around the Icelandic tradition of sharing books over the festive season.... Read more

The British Book Awards 2019: New Nibbies for small presses and kids

The Bookseller is expanding The British Book Awards (a.k.a. The Nibbies) by splitting the Children’s Book of the Year category in two and adding a... Read more