Women’s Prize for Fiction: American author Tayari Jones wins

American novelist Tayari Jones won this year’s Women’s Prize for Fiction for her fourth novel “An American Marriage“. It is one of the biggest international celebrations of women’s creativity. Key Highlights Her book competed against five other shortlisted authors, including two former Booker prize winners namely Anna Burns (novel “Milkman” won booker prize for 2018) ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: An American Marriage • Anna Burns • Bessie • Book Prize • Grazia First Chapter Competition • Helen Rogers • Kate Mosse • Milkman • Pat Barker • Tayari Jones • The Silence of the Girls • United Kingdom • Women's Prize for Fiction

Nine Dots Prize 2019: winner Annie Zaidi

Indian writer Annie Zaidi was announced as the winner of Nine Dots Prize 2019. About The Nine Dots Prize The name of this global book prize is in reference to the ‘nine dots puzzle’ which is a lateral thinking puzzle that can only be solved by thinking outside the box. Objective: to promote, engage and ..

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: Annie Zaidi • Book Prize • Bread Cement Cactus • Cambridge University Press • Centre for Research in the Arts • Freelance Writer • Nine Dots Prize 2019 • Nine Dots Puzzle • Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) • University of Cambridge