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18th May 2013
Author Jenny Colgan has won the romantic novel of the year award with her 2012 book Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop of Dreams. The Romantic Novelists Association said it was a close ...

01st May 2013
The shortlist for the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award 2013 has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: The Marlowe Papers by Ros Barber (Sceptre) Absolution by Patrick Flanery ...
26th April 2013
The longlist for the sixth Desmond Elliott Prize, which honours the best in debut fiction, has been announced. Seven of the 10 novels are by women. The Marlowe Papers by Ros Barber The Universe ...
18th April 2013
The Royal Society of Literature has announced the shortlist for the Ondaatje Prize. This is an annual award of 10,000 for a distinguished work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry, evoking the spirit ...
16th April 2013
The Women’s Prize for Fiction, the UK’s only annual book award for fiction written by a woman, has announced the 2013 shortlist. Previously known as the Orange Prize for Fiction (1996 ...