15 May 2025

Dylan Thomas Prize 2025

#DylanThomasPrize2025 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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— BookishMagpie (@bookishmagpie.bsky.social) 15 May 2025 at 23:03

Climate Fiction Prize

ICYMI: The first winner of a new literary prize, The Climate Fiction Prize, that rewards the best novel-length work of fiction published in the UK has been announced as Abi Daré, for her novel And So I Roar ( @sceptrebooks.bsky.social ) 👇 #BookSky

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— The Bookseller (@thebookseller.com) 15 May 2025 at 21:33

14 May 2025

2025 Orwell Prize Finalists

📢 2025 Orwell Prize Finalists Announced! The Orwell Prizes celebrate the year's best political writing and reporting, inspired by George Orwell's values of clarity, courage, and fidelity to truth. Explore this year's shortlists & judges’ reflections: open.substack.com/pub/orwellfo...

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— The Orwell Prize (@orwellprize.bsky.social) 14 May 2025 at 11:59

12 May 2025

Arthur C. Clarke Award 2025: Shortlist

✨The Shortlist 2025!✨ PRIVATE RITES by Julia Armfield THE MINISTRY OF TIME by Kaliane Bradley EXTREMOPHILE by Ian Green ANNIE BOT by Sierra Greer SERVICE MODEL by Adrian Tchaikovsky THIRTEEN WAYS TO KILL LULABELLE ROCK by Maud Woolf This year’s winner will be announced on Weds 25 June.

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— The Arthur C. Clarke Award (@clarkeaward.bsky.social) 12 May 2025 at 12:01

01 May 2025

Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize 2025: Longlist

“CHALLENGING EXPECTATIONS”: Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation £10,000 ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE LONGLIST ANNOUNCED The novels span centuries and continents - from ancient Babylon to future wastelands, from the streets of East London to modern-day Iraq #booksky

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— TripFiction (@tripfiction.bsky.social) 1 May 2025 at 17:54