The latest PEN Presents x International Booker Prize shortlist spotlights a dynamic array of global literary voices, featuring 12 translators recognized for the first time by PEN Presents. This marks a significant expansion in the program's reach, as it includes works originally published in Malay, … [Read more...]
Awards
Sony Karsono’s Sentimentalism Towards Body
February 21, 2024 by
Sony Karsono's Sentimentalisme Calon Mayat (The Sentimentalism of a Future Corpse) is Tempo's 2023 Book of Prose. Like the Indonesian identity, which rose and developed during the Dutch colonial era, particularly in the early 20th century, the history of Indonesian literature is a history whose … [Read more...]
English PEN announces PEN Presents winners
September 30, 2023 by
–Seven titles representing seven languages and seven regions have been selected for the second issue of PEN Presents, the English PEN award for sample translations. –The samples, selected by an international panel of writers, agents, editors and critics, will be showcased to publishers of … [Read more...]
Winners announced for the 2023 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards
May 23, 2023 by
The winners of the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards have been announced, with a total of $350,000 being awarded across the 14 prizes, and Debra Dank’s debut We Come With This Place taking out a record four awards, including Book of the Year. According to Senior Judge, Jane McCredie: “This year’s … [Read more...]
English PEN announces shortlist for PEN Presents
April 19, 2023 by
13 titles representing 10 languages from 13 territories have been shortlisted for the second round of PEN Presents, English PEN’s award for sample translations. PEN Presents aims to fund literary translators’ work of creating samples, give publishers better access to titles from underrepresented … [Read more...]