Topic: Literary Awards
AFP Global Edition | 2010-01-27 08:11:06
<div><p>Poet Christopher Reid was Tuesday announced as the surprise winner of a major British literary prize for a collection in memory of his late wife, hailed by judges as a "master work".</p><p>The Hong Kong-born poet's collection "A Scattering" beat the frontrunner, Irish author Colm Toibin ...
AP News | 2010-01-26 20:56:43
<div id="subtitle">Christopher Reid wins Britain's Costa Book of the Year prize with poetry collection</div><div><p>Poet Christopher Reid was awarded Britain's Costa Book of the Year Award on Tuesday with a poetry collection written in tribute to his late wife.</p><p> ...
AP News | 2010-01-24 01:56:44
FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009 file photo, winner of the 2009 Booker Prize for fiction Hilary Mantel with her book ' Wolf Hall ' poses for photographers following the announcement in central London, Nominees for the National Book Critics Circle ...
AFP Global Edition | 2010-01-04 21:10:35
<div><p>Irish author Colm Toibin is favourite to win the 30,000-pound Costa Book of the Year award after Monday clinching the best novel category for his work "Brooklyn," observers said.</p><p>The winner of the Costa Award is drawn from the winner of five individual categories -- novel, first novel ...
