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all the latest on the Prize for Fiction and Award for New Writers
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Edinburgh book club wins Penguin / Orange Broadband Readers' Group Prize
London, 28 August 2008: Laura’s Book Group from Edinburgh has won the 2008 Penguin/Orange Broadband Readers’ Group Prize. As part of their prize, the reading group will receive a visit from author Lauren St. John who will lead a reading group session on her book, Rainbow’s End (Penguin).
The Kite Runner voted Reading Group Book of the Year 2008
London, 14 August 2008: For the third year in a row, Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, (Bloomsbury) has been voted as the Reading Group Book of the Year.
Rose Tremain wins the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2008
19.15pm, London, 4 June 2008 – British author Rose Tremain has won the thirteenth Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction with her tenth novel The Road Home (Chatto & Windus).
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Joanna Kavenna wins the Orange Broadband Award for New Writers 2008
19.15pm, London, 4 June 2008 – British debut author Joanna Kavenna has won the 2008 Orange Broadband Award for New Writers with her novel Inglorious (Faber & Faber).
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Sukhraj Kaur Randhawa wins Orange / Harper's Bazaar Short Story Competition 2008
London, 19.15pm, 4 June 2008: Midlands based writer Sukhraj Kaur Randhawa has won the seventh Orange/Harper’s Bazaar Short Story Competition 2008.
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Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2008 shortlist announced
London, 9.30am, 15 April 2008: The Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction today announces the 2008 shortlist. Now in its thirteenth year, the Prize celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in international women’s writing.
'We spent a great deal of time in the judging meeting asking the question, "Is this a book you feel passionately about? Is it a book that you might pass onto a friend and urge them to read?"' commented Kirsty Lang, Chair of judges. 'We all felt these six books passed that test.'
She continued, “''m extremely pleased we have three first novels as well as some very established authors on a list that reflects the scope, variety and international breadth of the Orange Prize.'
This year’s shortlist honours both new and well-established writers. Only one author, Rose Tremain, has previously been shortlisted (2004).Orange Broadband Award for New Writers Shortlist announced
London, 08 April 2008: The Orange Broadband Award for New Writers, launched in 2005 in partnership with Arts Council England, announces this year’s shortlist.
'This was a very strong year for first fiction,' said Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty and Chair of judges. 'There were so many worthy contenders for our shortlist that it was a huge challenge to settle on a final three. If there are any preconceptions that women’s fiction dwells only on domestic themes, this shortlist will blow them away. These three books are truly ambitious in scope and reflect the international nature of this prize.'
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Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction and Award for New Writers events at London's Southbank
Readings and discussions on June 2 & 3 featuring the 2008 shortlisted writers and chairs of judges.
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Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2008 longlist announced
London, 18 March 2008: The Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction announces the 2008 longlist.
'There were lots of big names in contention this year and stiff competition for places on the longlist,' commented Kirsty Lang, Chair of Judges, 'so we were surprised and excited to find so many new voices that fought their way through.
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2008 judges announced
Find out who's judging the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction and Award for New Writers in 2008.
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