A “stunning” debut novel described as “unambiguously and distinctively Queensland” has won the $30,000 top prize at the Queensland literary awards (QLAs). The Pearl of Tagai Town by Lenora Thaker. Photograph: Text... Read more »
1. Anne Carson is one of the greatest writers of our time. I discovered her work on a Peter Pan bus from New York to New England. I’d bought Antigonick in a... Read more »
Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel prize in literature Ella Creamer And we have a winner! It’s the Canadian poet Anne Carson. Share Updated at 07.04 EDT Key events Ella Creamer That’s... Read more »
The Nobel prize in literature has been awarded to the Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson, the Swedish Academy has announced. The academy cited the author’s “bold and inventive oeuvre that, in... Read more »
Canadian poet Anne Carson and Chinese experimental writer Can Xue are the bookies’ favourites to win this year’s Nobel prize in literature, set to be announced Thursday. The frontrunners both have 10/1... Read more »
The former poet laureate Andrew Motion and Pulitzer prize winner Jorie Graham are among the 10 poets shortlisted for this year’s £25,000 TS Eliot prize, the UK and Ireland’s most prestigious award... Read more »
The shortlist for the 10th year of the 4thWrite prize – the short story competition for unpublished writers of colour run by the publisher 4th Estate in association with the Guardian –... Read more »
Former Baillie Gifford winner Patrick Radden Keefe is among the authors shortlisted for the 2026 prize, this time with his book on London’s criminal underbelly. The six-strong shortlist spans literary biography, ancient... Read more »
Missouri Williams, China Miéville and Polly Barton are among the writers shortlisted for this year’s Goldsmiths prize. The £10,000 award recognises fiction that “breaks the mould or extends the possibilities of the... Read more »