Lorelei Goulding, from Shepton Mallet in Somerset, is the winner of Spread the Word’s national writing competition, the Life Writing Prize 2020, for Birdie. Now in its fourth year, the Life Writing Prize, in association with Goldsmiths Writers’ Centre, was established to find and develop the best new life writing from emerging writers.

@STWevents @spreadthewordwriters #LifeWritingPrize The longlist for Spread the Word’s annual Life Writing Prize is announced today, Wednesday 22 April. At the same time, Spread the Word announces a number of new initiatives to support writers working in isolation. Now in its fourth year, the Life Writing Prize, in association with Goldsmiths Writers’ Centre, […]

@ThePortico #porticoprize  “powerful, provocative and poignant” Thursday 23 January, MANCHESTER: Jessica Andrews has won The Portico Prize for Literature – the UK’s only award for outstanding literature that best evokes the spirit of the North. She takes home the £10,000 prize for her debut novel Saltwater. The announcement was made at an evening ceremony at the Portico […]

Prize opens for submissions today, Thursday 23 January Writer and broadcaster Professor Patrick Wright is to chair the jury of the Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize for Global Cultural Understanding 2020, the British Academy’s prestigious non-fiction book prize. Submissions are open from today, Thursday 23 January. Wright, who is Emeritus Professor of Literature and History at […]

Monday 9 December The shortlist for The Portico Prize for Literature – the UK’s only award for outstanding literature that best evokes the spirit of the North – is announced today, Monday 9 December. The six books on the shortlist for the £10,000 prize, once described as ‘the Booker of the North’, […]

Monday 4 November Kerry Hudson, Nell Stevens and Sathnam Sanghera to judge 12 longlisted writers to showcase work at Foyles, London Winner’s prize includes £1,500 and Arvon course @STWevents #LifeWritingPrize Spread the Word’s annual writing competition – the Life Writing Prize – opens for submissions today, Monday 4 November. Now in its […]

#AlRodhan@BritishAcademy_ 20.00 Wednesday 30 October, LONDON: A Fistful of Shells: West Africa from the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution by British historian Toby Green is named the winner of the seventh Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize for Global Cultural Understanding 2019, the British Academy’s non-fiction book prize. The announcement […]

Monday 30 September 17 Books / Six debuts / Ten independent publishers The longlist for The Portico Prize for Literature – the UK’s only award for outstanding literature that best evokes the spirit of the North – is announced today, Monday 30 September. Once described as ‘the Booker of the North’, the […]

Nine-month development programme returns for a second year 30 London-based writers from under-represented backgrounds Masterclasses led by writers Abir Mukherjee, Rowan Coleman and literary agent Felicity Trew Publishing industry steps up support for Spread the Word “Spread the Word and The London Writers Awards provide agents and publishers with access to a […]

The British Academy’s international non-fiction book prize Six writers – from the UK, USA and India Channel 4 News’ Fatima Manji to chair event for shortlisted writers Winner announced 30 October “Each of the writers nominated for this year’s prize encourages the reader to trace the remarkable ways in which ideas are […]