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Nigerian Writer Ucheoma Onwutuebe Wins the 2026 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction

Ucheoma Onwutuebe is a 2026 O. Henry Prize winner! The Nigerian writer’s story “Where Are You and Where Is My Money,” first published in A Public Space No. 32, has been selected fo...

2026 Pulitzer Prize Winners

The Pulitzer Prize Winners have been announced.Angel Down by Daniel Kraus (Atria) won in the Fiction category. Other finalists of genre interest include Auditionby Katie Kitamura (...

This is the Winner of the 2026 International Booker Prize

The winner of the 2026 International Booker Prize, AI allegations against short story prize winners, and more literary news.

2026 Dublin Literary Award Shortlist

The six-title shortlist has been announced for the 2026 Dublin Literary Award, now in its 31st year. Authors and titles of genre interest include Gliff by Ali Smith (Hamish Hamilto...

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS | The 2026 Oxford Poetry Prize Worth £2,000 | Submit by 31 August 2026

The 2026 Oxford Poetry Prize is now open. The competition, awarded for a single poem in the English language, carries a top prize of £2,000, with £1,000 for the runner-up and £5...

2026 Derringer Award Finalists

The Short Mystery Fiction Society revealed the 2026 Derringer Award finalists on April 1. Judges selected them from among 495 story submissions. The winners will be posted on May 1...

2026 Derringer Awards

The Short Mystery Fiction Society revealed the 2026 Derringer Award winners on May 1.   BEST FLASH STORY (Up to 1,000 words) BEST SHORT STORY (1,001 to 4,000 words) BEST LONG STORY...

Here are the 2026 Pulitzer Prize winners

Award winners include authors Daniel Kraus, Jill Lepore and Yiyun Li, opinion writer M. Gessen and staffers and contributors at The Washington Post, Reuters and AP.

The 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction Shortlist Has Been Announced

The 2026 Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist is full of fresh perspectives from debut authors and publishing houses not shortlisted before.

International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist unveiled

Six global finalists named, celebrating translated fiction worldwide

Four Nigerian Writers Shortlisted for 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize

Four Nigerian writers have been shortlisted for the 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, administered by the Commonwealth Foundation and is one of the most prestigious literature p...

Climate Fiction Prize 2026

The winner of the 2026 Climate Fiction Prize is Helen Phillips, for her novel, Hum, exploring the intersection of climate, technology and AI. Phillips received the award, worth £10...

Short story winner of the $65K Ockham fiction prize

Phillips Wins 2026 Climate Fiction Prize

Hum by Helen Phillips has been announced as the winner of the second annual Climate Fiction Prize. Founded by Leo Barasi, Rose Goddard, and Imran Khan, and supported by Climate Spr...

2026 Writers & Illustrators of the Future Awards Winners

The 42nd annual L. Ron Hubbard's Writers and Illustrators of the Future awards ceremony was held April 16, 2026 at the Taglyan Complex in Los Angeles, concluding a weeklong intensi...

Helen Phillips’ ‘Hum’ wins the 2026 Climate Fiction Prize

Plus, 11 other contenders for your summer fiction reading list. The post Helen Phillips’ ‘Hum’ wins the 2026 Climate Fiction Prize appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.

Seven African Writers Make the 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Shortlist worth £5,000

Seven African writers are among the 25 shortlisted for the 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, chosen from a record 7,806 entries submitted across 54 Commonwealth countries. The s...

2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize announces regional winners

Earlier, four Nigerian writers, Hussani Abdulrahim, Oluwatoke Adejoye, Dawn Immanuel and Ola W. Halim were named among the 25 shortlisted writers selected from 14 Commonwealth coun...

2026 Anthony Awards Nominees

Bouchercon has announced the nominees for the 2026 Anthony Awards, honoring the best in crime fiction. Authors and works of genre interest include: Best Hardcover Novel King of As...

2026 Edgar Awards

Mystery Writers of America announced the winners of the 2026 Edgar Allan Poe Awards on April 29. The awards honor the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published...

2026 ITW Thriller Awards

Winners of the 2026 ITW Thriller Awards were announced May 9 by the International Thriller Writers at ThrillerFest.  BEST STANDALONE NOVEL BEST SERIES NOVEL BEST FIRST NOVEL BEST A...

2026 Anthony Award Nominees

Bouchercon 2026 has announced this year’s Anthony Awards nominees. Voting will take place at Bouchercon in Calgary. Winners will be announced on October 24, 2026. Best Hardcover No...

Predicting the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (and How to Watch It Live!)

It feels good to type these next few words: The Pulitzer Prize announcement is nigh! On Monday, May 4th, at 3:00 p.m. EST, we’ll find out which book takes home one of the literary...

Nigerian poet Gbenga Adesina’s Death Does Not End at the Sea Is Shortlisted for the 2026 Griffin Poetry Prize worth C$13...

Gbenga Adesina has made the shortlist for the 2026 Griffin Poetry Prize. His debut collection, Death Does Not End at the Sea (University of Nebraska Press), is one of five books se...