Author Archives: Kate Cooper
The Folio Society’s two-year sponsorship of the Folio Prize comes to an end – new sponsor sought
As its two year partnership with the award comes to a close, the Folio Society has today announced it will not renew its title sponsorship of The Folio Prize. Established in 2013, the Literature Prize took the name of The Folio Prize when The Folio Society, publisher of high-quality illustrated books, was named as title More
“Our only agenda was excellence” - William Fiennes on The Folio Prize 2015
“Our Folio Prize shortlist is the result of months of reading and hours of passionate conversation. First the almost physiological challenge of getting through the 80 nominated titles, when we became machines for reading, combine harvesters gorging on sentences. A strange, trippy sensation – from one day to the next we might be reading books More
Family Life by Akhil Sharma wins the Folio Prize 2015
Akhil Sharma is announced as the winner of The Folio Prize 2015 for Family Life published by Faber. The Folio Prize is sponsored by The Folio Society, the celebrated publisher of beautiful editions of the world’s greatest books. The Folio Prize 2015, worth £40,000, aims to recognise and celebrate the best English-language fiction from around More
Statement from The Folio Prize about the inaugural Folio Society Lecture
The Folio Prize announces with regret that the inaugural Folio Society Lecture due to be given tonight by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at the British Library will not be going ahead. Ms Adichie has been taken unwell and is therefore unable to travel to London to deliver the lecture. The British Library and The Folio Prize More
Win a signed set of The Folio Prize 2015 shortlist
Tweet us for the chance to win signed copies of our eight shortlisted titles To celebrate the announcement of our 2015 shortlist, we’re giving you the chance to win all eight of our shortlisted titles, signed by their respective critically acclaimed authors. Tweet us your favourite #FolioPrize shortlisted book for the chance to WIN a More
The Folio Prize announces 2015 shortlist
Monday 9 February 2015: Judges of The Folio Prize 2015 have today announced the eight titles on the much anticipated shortlist: 10:04 by Ben Lerner (Granta) All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews (Faber) Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill (Granta) Dust by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor (Granta) Family Life by Akhil Sharma (Faber) How to More
The 80 books nominated by The Folio Prize Academy are revealed
The Folio Prize has revealed the 80 books nominated by The Folio Prize Academy for consideration by this year’s Folio Prize judges. These are the 80 works of fiction published in the UK in 2014 that, in the eyes of the 235 writers and critics who constitute the Academy, are the best of the year. More
The Folio Prize Fiction Festival 2015 and the inaugural Folio Society Lecture
The Folio Prize announces the return of The Folio Prize Fiction Festival, hosted by the British Library and sponsored by The Folio Society, for a second year. The three-day festival (Friday 20 March to Sunday 22 March 2015) will open with a new initiative, The Folio Society Lecture, which will be delivered by the internationally More
NetGalley announced as a sponsor for 2015 Prize
The Folio Prize today announces NetGalley as a sponsor for the 2015 Prize. The partnership promises to provide The Folio Prize jury with a secure, straightforward and seamless way to have access to and read eligible titles throughout the judging process. NetGalley is an online service which provides secure digital proofs to professional readers including More
The Folio Prize 2015 Judges Announcement
The Folio Prize, sponsored by The Folio Society, has today announced the panel of judges for the second year of the prize, which will be awarded in March 2015. William Fiennes has been drawn as Chair of a jury made up of fellow international writers Rachel Cooke, Mohsin Hamid, A. M. Homes and Deborah Levy, More