A longlist has been released for the €100,000 (about $120,320) International Dublin Literary Award, which is sponsored by Dublin City Council to honor a single work of fiction published in English. Nominations include 18 novels in translation with works nominated by libraries from 30 countries across Africa, Europe, Asia, the U.S. & Canada, South America and Australia & New Zealand.
The shortlist will be announced March 25 and the winner named May 20, as part of the opening day program of International Literature Festival Dublin. Check out the complete International Dublin Literary Award longlist here.
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The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators has announced the finalists for the 2021 Golden Kite Awards and the Sid Fleischmann Humor Award. The Golden Kites, the only children's literary award judged by a jury of peers, are given in seven categories. For more information and to see the finalists, click here.