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We're delighted to share that Jarred McGinnis has been chosen for the Eccles Centre & Hay Festival Writer's Award 2023. He won along with fellow writer, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, and both will receive £20,000 and up to a year's writing residency at the British Library. They will also get the chance to showcase their work at Hay Festival events in the UK and Latin America. The shortlist covered a range of subjects such as migration, environmental breakdown, masculinity, urbanisation, and literary movements and McGinnis was chosen for his work, The Mountain Weight; a memoir that will unearth his family history from the American Civil War to today. It will look at themes of masculinity, family and migration and consider the myths we create about ourselves and the idea of family to help explain who we are and who we want to be. The judges said: "McGinnis' The Mountain Weight uses a biographical lens to explore themes of masculinity and generational violence in the United States. We were impressed by the emotional power of McGinnis' proposal and the proposed use of archival material to tell an intimate story and broad social history."

We are delighted to announce Oliver Harrop as the winner of the Janklow & Nesbit Bath Spa Prize 2022. We were overwhelmed by the talent, skill and range of entries this year, but Oliver's work stood out to us as being something truly unique. Huge congratulations Oliver!

We are delighted to announce fourth-time shortlistee Elly Griffith's has been longlisted this year for her novel THE NIGHT HAWKS. Simon Theakston, Executive Director of Theakston, said: "Crime fiction seems to have an enduring popularity with readers, and this year?s longlist is a clear indication as to why. Books from iconic writers and impressive debuts demonstrate the wonderful talent working in the genre today ? the public have got a hard job ahead of them voting for a shortlist of only six! We raise a glass of Old Peculier to all the authors on the longlist, and look forward to a celebratory drink with our Award winner in July." Voting for the shortlist closes 26th May with winner voting opening 14th June. The winner will be announced 21st July at the opening night of this year's Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival.

Two incredible J&N authors have been longlisted for this year's Women's Prize. The list includes Dawnie Walton's The Final Revival of Opal & Nev and Meg Mason's Sorrow and Bliss. The judges will decide on a shortlist of six novels which will be announced 27th April. The winner will be revealed Wednesday 15th June. Listen to the judges thoughts on the longlist here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5SNTfuU6Fk

We're delighted to announce that two Janklow authors have been recognized in this year's Rathbones Folio Prize. Sunjeev Sahota has been shortlisted for his novel China Room and Olivia Laing's Everybody is a title on the longlist. There will be a series of special Rathbones Sessions throughout March with the winner being announced on 23rd March in a live ceremony at the British Library.

We're delighted to announce that Reece Jones' White Borders has been shortlisted for the Stowe Prize 2022. The Stowe Prize recognizes a distinguished book of general adult fiction or non-fiction that illuminates a critical social justice issue in contemporary society in the United States. Jones' book is highlighted for being ?the first book to show that immigration laws in the US have always been motivated by racial exclusion & the desire to save the idea of a white America.?

The wonderful Elly Griffiths has won two awards at The Crime Fiction Lover Awards 2021. Her novel The Night Hawks was picked by the public for Best Novel and she was also chosen for Best Author. Read more at: https://crimefictionlover.com/2021/12/the-crime-fiction-lover-awards-2021-the-winners/ Photo credit: Sara Reeve

We're over the moon to announce that Kiran Millwood Hargrave has won the Waterstones Children's Gift of the Year for her stunning JULIA AND THE SHARK. A timeless story of family, hope and environmental crisis from the Waterstones Children?s Book Prize-winning author of The Girl of Ink and Stars that is also a stunning work of visual art, Julia and the Shark has been taken to our booksellers? hearts like no other children?s novel. The book is a collaboration between Kiran and her husband Tom de Freston, the hugely talented artist, whose stunning illustrations bring her words to life. Follow the link below to see why Waterstones loved JULIA AND THE SHARK: https://www.waterstones.com/category/cultural-highlights/book-awards/the-waterstones-book-of-the-year

We're delighted to announce that Elly Griffiths has been shortlisted for two categories in this year's Crime Lovers Fiction Awards. Her book THE NIGHT HAWKS has been shortlisted for Best Crime Novel 0f 2021 as well as being nominated herself for Crime Author of the Year. Votes for the winners are open now.

Congratulations to Stefanie Posavec and Miriam Quick for their shortlisted title I am a Book. I am a Portal to the Universe! The award is for 'educational writing that stimulates and enhances the learning experience', and the six shortlisted books are aimed at readers aged 5-11 to help them explore topics such as inspirational disabled role models, climate change and difficult emotions. The winner will be announced on 7th December during a reception at the House of Commons.

We're thrilled to announce Kiran Millwood Hargrave's stunning Julia And The Shark has been shortlisted for this year's Waterstones Book of the Year. This year the shortlisted titles were picked for reflecting 'a deep desire to return to the primacy of storytelling. Whether through inspired recastings of ancient myth and excavations of British folklore, insightful global histories viewed through the enlightening prism of cities and plants or by tracing the creative evolution of a popular music titan through the tales behind his lyrics, these thirteen magnificent books all find vibrant new ways to bring essential stories to electrifying life.' The winner will be announced 2nd December.

We're thrilled to announce Andrew Harding has won the 2021 Sunday Times CNA Literary Awards for These Are Not Gentle People. The prestigious prize celebrates contemporary writers in South Africa. Chair of judges for the non-fiction prize Griffin Shea said 'This literary feast showed us the courage of SA?s journalists, the intelligence of our academics, and the heart of our memoirists. Harding?s book peers minutely into the complexities around land, crime and race.'

Huge congratulations to Elly Griffiths who is at number 3 in the Official UK Top 50 with THE NIGHT HAWKS. In the latest instalment of the Ruth Galloway novels, Dr Ruth Galloway returns to the moody and beautiful landscape of North Norfolk to confront another killer. A devastating new case for our favourite forensic archaeologist in this acclaimed and bestselling crime series.

Elly Griffiths is one of twelve bestselling authors contributing to a new Miss Marple short story collection. Each author will reimagine Christie?s Marple through their own unique perspective while staying true to the hallmarks of a traditional mystery. The collection will be published by HarperCollins in September 2022.