Sentences with phrase «major literary awards»

They also won major literary awards.

Jane Yolen has published over 300 books and won most major literary awards; I haven't.

They think major literary awards don't affect sales, think being on the New York Times Bestseller list is a fools errand and but champion their right to self - publish.

Family Matters is Rohinton Mistry's eagerly anticipated third novel, following the success of his highly acclaimed A Fine Balance (1995), which won several major literary awards internationally.

Our Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Awards was, I truly think, the first major literary award to acknowledge that because publishing has changed, the best book may not be a hardcover, it may not be even printed (digital only), and it may not even be traditionally published, all of which we got flack for at the time (though most others soon followed).

Kirkus says, «while the writing certainly lacks the depth and polish it takes to win major literary awards, there is no denying that Hocking knows how to tell a good story and keep readers coming back for more.»

Looking a couple of years down the road, if someone calls to inform you that you're a finalist for a major literary award, how will you react?

The Women's Prize for Fiction (formerly known as the Orange Prize) was created in 1995 in response to a growing awareness that often the considerable achievements of women novelists were frequently being passed over by the major literary awards.