Posted on August 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Today's news of literary awards and honors is a mix of the formal and informal.
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Ten nominees and two judges have withdrawn from this year's Polari Prizes — which go to outstanding LGBTQ+ literature — over the inclusion of Earth by John Boyne, a self-described trans-exclusionary radical feminist (The Guardian).
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A new report from the National Council of Teachers of English found that the most-taught books in American middle and high schools haven't changed much in recent decades — six of the top ten overlap with 1989's list, in fact (The Wall Street Journal).
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Meet the winners of the 2025 CWA Dagger Awards, given out by the Crime Writers’ Association (The Arts Shelf).
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We also have winners of the 2024 Shirley Jackson Awards to celebrate; this prize goes to psychological suspense, horror, and dark fantastic literature (Shirley Jackson Awards website).
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