Australia’s Stella Prize announced their shortlist:
Burial Rites, Hannah Kent
Night Games, Anna Krien
The Night Guest, Fiona McFarlane
Boy, Lost, Kristina Olsson
The Swan Book, Alexis Wright
The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka, Clare Wright
Another shortlist comes from the UK’s Arthur C Clarke award for best science fiction novel:
God’s War, Kameron Hurley
Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie
The Disestablishment of Paradise, Phillip Mann
Nexus, Ramez Naam
The Adjacent, Christopher Priest
The Machine, James Smythe
Longer still, the London Book Fair announced the shortlist for their new International Industry Excellence Awards, bestowing honors in no less than 16 categories. The full release is attached. Nominees for the International Literary Agent Award are:
Pierre Astier, Pierre Astier & Associates (France)
Anneli Hoier, Leonhardt & Hoier Literary Agency (Denmark)
Nicole Witt, Mertin Literary Agency (Germany)