We are utterly delighted to have three titles shortlisted for the 2022 James Cropper Wainwright Prize. Now in its ninth year, the Nature Writing Prize judging panel is chaired by TV presenter Ray Mears, with BBC Countryfile presenter Charlotte Smith acting as the chair of judges for the Conservation Prize. Named after much-loved nature writer… Read more »
This year’s varied and remarkably strong shortlist for the YA Book Prize features two titles by FBA authors: First Day of My Life by Lisa Williamson (David Fickling Books, 2021) and House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland (Hot Key Books, 2021). Launched in 2014 by The Bookseller, the YA Book Prize celebrates great books for… Read more »
We are overjoyed that Katya Balen has scooped a double victory at the 2022 Yoto Carnegie Greenaway Awards, winning both the Yoto Carnegie Medal and the Shadowers’ Choice Award for her exquisite second novel October, October, which was published by Bloomsbury in 2020. In a ceremony at The British Library, Katya was announced as this… Read more »
We are incredibly excited to announce our sponsorship of the Stinging Fly/FBA Fiction Prize, which will be awarded annually to an emerging fiction writer published in The Stinging Fly during the previous year. We have long admired the bold and exciting new writing published by The Stinging Fly and are delighted to support their work… Read more »
This week David Almond was presented with an OBE for services to literature in a ceremony at Gateshead, over the hill from where he grew up. We are absolutely thrilled to hear news that David has received more recognition for his innovative and beautifully written children’s books, this time from further afield, as he has… Read more »
Big congratulations to Caroline Wood, who has been shortlisted for Literary Agent of the Year at the 2022 British Book Awards. First launched in 1990, The British Book Awards (or ‘The Nibbies’ as they have come to be known) showcase the best of the book trade, and eight literary agents were selected for their long-term… Read more »
We are so pleased that Meg Rosoff’s The Great Godden (Bloomsbury; paperback June 2021) has been shortlisted for the Young Adult Fiction category of the 2021 Books Are My Bag Readers Award. The award is truly one of a kind, putting together a panel of passionate booksellers across the country to create a shortlist and… Read more »
We couldn’t be more thrilled that FBA has an author on two of the most prestigious shortlists in UK childrens’ fiction. Congratulations to Chris and Jenny! (Sounds like they’re getting married, but we assure you that despite the incredible books their children would undoubtedly write, they are not…) You can buy Furious Thing and Girl… Read more »
Renowned garden designer, plantswoman and author Penelope Hobhouse has been given the SGD Lifetime Achievement Award at the SGD Awards Ceremony 2020. You can watch the wonderful short film made to mark the award here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64PVAakyHjQ The SGD Lifetime Achievement Award, which is gifted by the Council of the Society of Garden Designer, is granted… Read more »
Each spring, Mystery Writers of America present the Edgar® Awards, widely acknowledged to be the most prestigious awards in the genre, and this year, we are delighted to announce that Ursula Buchan has been nominated in the Best Critical/Biographical category for her wonderful life of her grandfather, the spy thriller writer and diplomat, John Buchan,… Read more »