Awards

Sarah Jessica Parker will receive PEN America’s Literary Service Award, given to “a writer or advocate who has served the literary community through their words or work,” the AP reports. PEN co-ceo Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf said in a statement, “We are now at a crisis point with books by underrepresented writers being pulled from school libraries and classrooms. Sarah Jessica Parker is pushing back against these bans as an indispensable defender of the freedom to read and by shining a light on exceptional new voices of American contemporary literature through her publishing imprint SJP Lit.” Macmillan ceo Jon Yaged will […]

On Monday the Giller Prize has parted ways with its primary sponsor Scotiabank, the Canadian Press reports. Since 2023, many in the Canadian literary community had protested the prize due to Scotiabank’s stake in an Israeli arms manufacturer. Executive director Elana Rabinovitch told the paper, “Following discussions, Scotiabank and the Giller Foundation decided that the best path forward was an end to the partnership.” In a statement, the Foundation noted they were “indebted” to Scotiabank and that they would “explore new opportunities and collaborations.” “Their support has helped transform the Giller Prize into one of the foremost literary awards in […]