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We're very happy to announce that the winner of this years Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses is Influx Press for ATTRIB. AND OTHER STORIES, by Eley Williams.
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The 2020 Republic of Consciousness longlist is officially here! We’re so excited to finally be able to share with you this year’s selection, so get your reading lists ready people, here’s our 2020 longlistees… (thread)
#RoCPrize2020
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We’re very excited to announce our shortlist for 2020…ANIMALIA, BROKEN JAW, LOVE, PATIENCE & WE ARE MADE OF DIAMOND STUFF – Congratulations to our five brilliant novelists and presses – go check them out immediately!
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We are *delighted* to announce that
The Republic of Consciousness Prize for 2020 is awarded to
Fitzcarraldo Editions for ANIMALIA, by Jean-Baptise Del Amo, tr. Frank Wynne.
Congratulations
@FitzcarraldoEds
, Jean-Baptise and
@Terribleman
!
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Here is the 10-strong longlist for the 2022
@PrizeRofc
www.republicofconsciousness/2022longlist
Congratulations to all the presses
@andothertweets
@Epoque_Press
@FitzcarraldoEds
@FumdEstampa
@PressPeninsula
@DauntBooksPub
@TiltedAxisPress
@TurasPress
@dararabUK
@LolliEditions
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CONGRATULATIONS to our 2021 shortlist.
They are all GIFTS from brilliant writers, packaged and delivered by brilliant small presses.
See the full shortlist at
@bookshop_org_UK
, our partner for this year’s announcement.
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The RofC 2019 shortlist:
Dedalus by Chris McCabe (
@HenninghamPress
)
Doppelgänger by Dasa Drndic (
@Istros_books
)
Kitch by Anthony Joseph (
@peepaltreepress
)
Lucia by Alex Pheby (
@GalleyBeggars
)
Murmur by Will Eaves (
@CBeditions
)
Sweet Home by Wendy Erskine (
@stingingfly
)
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And the winner of this year's Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Press judged by
@LamornaAsh
@onwuemezi
and
@isabelwaidner
if you didn't know is ...
@DeadInkBooks
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Congratulations to our 2022 shortlist, just announced at
@StatesofIndie
in Leicester.
Five small presses
Four languages
Three short story collections
Two novels
One helluva shortlist
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Congratulations to all the publishers, writers and translators on this year's list!
Article on the Bookseller explaining the decision to award longlist £10,000 this year:
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CONGRATULATIONS
to the winner of the 2021 Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses:
LOTE by Shola von Reinhold (
@socialmedea__
), published by
@JacarandaBooks
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Here they are! Congrats to
@bhousepress
,
@CassavaRepublic
,
@CharcoPress
,
@ScotStreetPress
&
@TiltedAxisPress
for being shortlisted for the 2024 RofC Prize
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Attrib: Eley Williams (Influx)
Blue Self-Portrait: Noemi Lefevbre (Les Fugitives)
Darker with the Lights On: David Haydn (Little Island)
Die, My Love: Ariana Harwicz (Charco)
Gaudy Bauble: Isabel Waidner (Dostoevsky Wannabe)
We That Are Young: Preti Taneja (Galley Beggar)
💫📚🍾
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Cor blimey, it's the Republic of Consciousness 2019 longlist.
Hope there's new favourites/old friends on here for all of you.
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We are deee-lighted to announce our 2017 longlist. 13 amazing books. Congratulations to all publishers and writers.
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Congratulations to our 2019 winners:
Lucia by
@alexpheby
, published by
@GalleyBeggars
AND
Murmur by
@WillEaves
, published by
@CBeditions
Here's to less competition, and more celebration.
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Entries for this year's Republic of Consciousness prize now over 50. Only six weeks to go before closing date. Please retweet so we reach as many small presses as possible.
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Today, we launch the 2021 Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses: for fiction published by small, independent publishers in 2020. 🚀
We are very happy to introduce our judging panel: Guy Gunaratne, John Mitchinson (
@johnmitchinson
) and Eley Williams (
@GiantRatSumatra
)
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Six books
Five cities
Four novels
Three cheers? (struggled for a three)
TWO short story collections
One Republic of Consciousness Prize Shortlist
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THE REPUBLIC OF CONSCIOUSNESS 2021 LONGLIST, alphabetical by publisher:
A Musical Offering by Luis Sagasti, tr. Fionn Petch (
@elusiveword
), published by Charco Press (
@CharcoPress
)
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We announce our 2020 shortlist TONIGHT, at around 8pm, at Dragon Hall at the National Centre for Writing in Norwich.
Stay tuned.
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Blimey, five small press titles on this list, and nine independents. That's stirring stuff. Congratulations to all, and partickerly:
@andothertweets
,
@FitzcarraldoEds
,
@LolliEditions
&
@PeirenePress
We are pleased to announce our
#2021InternationalBooker
longlist. Watch what our judges had to say:
Read more here:
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We're announcing our shortlist TODAY. In about five hours. See you there.
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Submissions are arriving for the only literary prize for small presses in the whole wide world.
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Hello - The 10 strong long list of the 2022 Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses will be announced here tomorrow (Tuesday) at 11am.
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There are four presses on our 2021 list that haven't been listed before - this means we've recognised and celebrated 64 books from 38 presses across the UK (I think!), and awarded over £50,000 to small presses and their authors.
& hopefully just the beginning.
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6 years ago I founded the Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Press, covering the UK and Ireland. Now, thanks to
@LoriFeathers
of
@interabangbook
, there is an RofC US and Canada
@USRofC
. I couldn't be more thrilled. Please follow and support.
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Congratulations to
@TiltedAxisPress
for being short-listed for the second year in a row for the Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses for:
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Republic of Consciousness -- 2023: Republic of Consciousness Prize
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The Guardian here on our 2021 winning press and author, and highlighting the decision to share our prize pot between 10 books and publishers.
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Long-List Online Event on the 16th March: authors, translators, publishers will talk about their books. Everyone welcome.
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With thousands of books coming out this autumn, we’re highlighting new releases from small presses with dozens of publication day giveaways. Tell your friends to follow us and keep your eyes peeled for chances to win free books 📚📚📚
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Big news!
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Congratulations to
@DeadInkBooks
for being short- listed for this years Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses for:
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In 3 hours, at 1pm GMT, we'll be announcing the winner of the Republic of Consciousness Prize 2020. Our judges pick of the small press books from last year. Stay. Tuned.
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You can buy books directly from publishers you know. And it really helps them if ya do...
Our longlist, ordered alphabetically by publisher:
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We're baaack...
Now open for submissions for our 2019 prize.
If you're a small independent press (less than 5 full-time employees), in the UK & Ireland, and you have published a work of literary fiction in the calendar year 2018 and you HAVEN'T heard from us - get in touch.
🎉
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2. We will be announcing a sole winner this year, tipping a hat to one extraordinary book and publisher.
However, we'll be dividing the £10,000 prize money equally between all five shortlistees. We want to show our solidarity with all small presses in an extremely difficult time.
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All the long-list will be represented: authors, translators, publishers. Come along. Just DM us and we'll send a Zoom link the week of the event. Please retweet.
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Are you a small press w/ fewer than 5 fulltime employees? Got a great fiction book coming out this year? Submit for the 2021 Republic of Consciousness Prize! 🏅
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An extraordinary book, from a writer we feel we've been waiting for, for a long time.
Our judges say: LOTE offers rapturous encounters with dynamics of art, history, and desire — all written with wit, pomp and dazzling style. A joy.'
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We're so thrilled to announce our collaboration with
@uealdc
and
@UEAPublishing
- this year will be bigger and better and more lit. Thank you!
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📢 Hear ye 📢 We'll be announcing our 2021 longlist in eight days, on THURSDAY 4th FEB. The best of small press fiction from the last year, chosen by our judges
@GiantRatSumatra
,
@johnmitchinson
& Guy Gunaratne.
More information on prize money, partnerships & events coming soon.
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Very nice to clock the 2021 Shortlist in all its glory at Waterstones Gower Street.
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We will announce the winner of the Republic of Consciousness Prize 2020 on Monday 30th March, at 13.00 GMT
We'll be awarding the extremely sought-after trophy, designed by Laura Hopkins, to one press and author - but all five publishers will receive an equal share of £10,000.
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A wonderful event last night, more intimate than our pre-Covid shindigs, but felt right. Congratulations on the winners
@TiltedAxisPress
, Norman Erikson Pasaribu and
@TiffTsao
, thank you to
@BrickLaneBooks
for hosting, and judges
@WednesdayErskin
@koernputer
and Kate Briggs.
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💙 We've got a spare copy of THE APPOINTMENT by
@frauvolckmer
. You guessed it: giveaway time! Follow us and
@FitzcarraldoEds
and RT this for a chance to win. We'll announce the winner tomorrow 💙
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It was a special and rewarding day yesterday: the
@LoveTakesRisks
symposium at UEA, which sang with good vibes.
Our twitter announcement was a bit rushed last night, but here is the full shortlist of the Republic of Consciousness, with links to the publishers websites below.
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There are many ways you can help small presses - the simplest is to buy books either direct from them online, or failing that from indie bookshops which don't discount. Most small presses have online shops - use 'em!
#smallpressweek
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See you tomorrow for the Republic of Consciousness prize longlist announcement. The class of 2020 consists of twelve brilliant books published by twelve stellar small presses.
Watch out for our Twitter and our newsletter.
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By the end of this year's prize cycle we will have awarded over £75,000 to small presses in the UK and Ireland.
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🦢
It's time! The winner of
@PrizeRofc
, dedicated to celebrating works by UK/Irish small presses, has been announced. Congratulations to Norman Erikson Pasaribu, whose Happy Stories, Mostly (
@TiltedAxisPress
) trans. Tiffany Tsao has been chosen from a rich, competitive shortlist
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Winner announcement tonight.
Whatever happens, well done and thank you to all small presses, longlisted, shortlisted or not.
Thanks also to supporters and sponsors
@ace_national
-
@TheTLS
-
@TJIntl
-
@wminenglish
-
@newwritingMCR
-
@FMcMAssociates
ok then, SEE YOU LATER!
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Giveaway! GIVEAWAY!
We're announcing our 2019 winner on Thursday at Foyles Charing X - if you would like to win a signed copy of the winner, please RT. We'll select three random names.
See the shortlist here:
We'll announce winner on Thursday night!
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As we approach the official start date of this year's prize, a big thank you to the judging panel in advance of the most difficult job in literary prizes given translations, short stories and novels in English compete side by side
@isabelwaidner
@LamornaAsh
@onwuemezi
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By the end of Year 3, the
@PrizeRofc
will have awarded over £30,000 to small presses in the UK and ROI. Please support us (and get lots of books and stuff) so we can continue to spread the love (with money)
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The time has rolled around again, and we will be announcing the winner of the Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses 2021 in about twenty-four hours...!
Thoughts on the shortlist? Hopes for tomorrow? Let us know your picks.
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Congratulations to all the longlist authors, and it's a very interesting list on own terms. But simply too much £££ for the Booker: ofc small presses apply, but I know those who aren't sure if the juice is worth the squeeze. £5000 fee for shortlist, and another £5000 if you win
Big congrats to
@DauntBooksPub
longlisted for this year’s
@TheBookerPrizes
with Brandon Taylor’s debut novel Real Life! And also- what Neil says. The Booker is fairly prohibitive where small publishers are concerned.
@PrizeRofc
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Submissions for this year's
@PrizeRofc
will close on Friday, November 12th. We are close to the all time highest number of submissions.
Please retweet madly.
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It seems to me we have more works in translation competing for the prize than any other year. That's good, right?
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After a DELIGHTFUL shortlist reading event last week, we held our final judging meeting yesterday with
@GiantRatSumatra
,
@guygunaratne
and
@johnmitchinson
. Decisions were made.
We are excited to tell you we will be announcing the winner of this years prize on Wednesday 19th May.
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Entries for the
@PrizeRofc
open from July 1st. Please read the *new* entry criteria and submission rules below, please. And retweet.
@GalleyBeggars
@CharcoPress
@Epoque_Press
@FumdEstampa
@saltpublishing
@stingingfly
@HhouseBooks
@KateHandheld
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Selamat to
@TiltedAxisPress
, Norman Erikson Pasaribu and
@TiffTsao
, for the shortlisting of HAPPY STORIES MOSTLY
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I believe tomorrow we announce the winner of this year's Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses
@GalleyBeggars
@CBeditions
@Istros_books
@HenninghamPress
@peepaltreepress
@stingingfly
@alexpheby
@adjoseph
@mccabio
@WillEaves
@WednesdayErskin
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Wendy Erskine's 'Sweet Home' (from
@stingingfly
) made it onto our shortlist in 2019. These short stories, set in East Belfast, are charged with regret, sorrow, desire & yearning, & follow characters who struggle to maintain control in an often cruel world👉
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Here is the long list for the 2023 Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses. 8 new presses this year, which pleases us. We only wish the long list could be longer - UK and Ireland small press publishing rocks.
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Tonight, 7pm: we will release recorded readings from the Republic of Consciousness shortlist:
Hanne Ørstavik reading from Love
Minoli Salgado reading from Broken Jaw
Toby Litt reading from Patience
Isabel Waidner reading from We Are Made of Diamond Stuff
TBA reading from Animalia
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Republic of Consciousness shortlist announcement tomorrow. Keep your eyes peeled for your Spring reading list..
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Our longlist for 2020 is coming really soon! So over the coming days we want to give one last shout-out to our 2019 cohort. First up: The Cemetery in Barnes by Gabriel Josipovici & published by
@Carcanet
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Submit yr books to us, small presses: We don't ask for marketing contributions - god, we'll even pay your travel to our events
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One week til we announce our long-list for the 2019 prize... final decisions being made. Any predictions?
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Submissions for the 2023-24 prize is now open. Please go here for deets.
@DarArabUk
@CBeditions
@CharcoPress
@BelgraviaB
@HollandParkPres
@HhouseBooks
@Influxpress
@IgnotaBooks
@JacarandaBooks
@Ofmooseandmen
@GalleyBeggars
@3TimesRebel
@CassavaRepublic
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Pub day giveaway! This week it's Medals and Prizes by John Metcalfe. RT this and follow us and
@andothertweets
for a chance to win a copy (Europe only). You have 24 hours: go go go!
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Hello!
Our winner ceremony next week is not going ahead, cos of being responsible. We are assessing exactly what to do with announcing our winner, but will keep you all in the loop. We want to celebrate the books on our shortlist properly as best we can.
Little thread following:
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Congratulations to
@partisanhotel
for being short-listed for this year's Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses for:
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The judges are meeting on Thursday to whittle down submissions to close to a long list. Not sure we'll quite get there in one session. But the plan is to announce the long list on February 15th.
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#ThrowbackThursday
to our magnificent 2020 shortlist, featuring books from
@FitzcarraldoEds
,
@the87press
,
@andothertweets
,
@GalleyBeggars
and
@dw_wannabe
.
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Morning. We have two pieces of news:
1. Originally, we'd planned to announce the prize this evening. We're no longer announcing the prize tonight, but we WILL be announcing soon i.e. in the next couple of weeks. We've an iron in the fire and need a teeny bit more time.
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Congratulations to
@pilotpressldn
for being shortlisted for this year's Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses for:
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We are officially closed to submissions for the 2022 prize. Although we will listen to mitigating circumstances if necessary. It's been a year of translations, great titles, and a lot of short story collections - the most we've ever had.
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It’s never been more vital to support indie publishers. The Republic of Consciousness Prize for small press fiction splits the award money between the winning author and publisher. Submissions open til Nov 30th. Find out more here: 🏆
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Happy pub day
@TylerKeevil
! To celebrate we're giving away a copy of 'Your Still Beating Heart'. Follow us and
@MyriadEditions
and RT this to enter. We'll announce the winner tomorrow. UK/Ireland only. Photo by Vicki Heath Silk.
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Congratulations to
@RoughTradeBooks
for being short-listed for the Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses for
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Our first 6 books going out to the Book of the Month Club in 2024. Subscribers get a new small press title on their doorstep each month + keep the RofC prize flourishing. 📚 Link in bio!
📢
@CharcoPress
@OrtacPress
@WeatherglassBks
@TrampPress
@prototypepubs
@JOANpublishing
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Jacaranda have done an amazing thing in bringing this book to all of us. This is a publishing house of integrity, quality and ambition, and we are delighted to reward and recognise them.
We are so proud of LOTE, Shola von Reinhold's (
@socialmedea__
) novel was outstanding from manuscript to publication. Thank you to the Republic of Consciousness for recognising Shola's greatness!
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Thank you
@thebookseller
for announcing this year's shortlist, judged by the wonderful
@JacqBetula
@SansyG
@RebeccaAbrams2
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Tonight at 7pm, the winner(s) of this year's Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses will be announced. Book a ticket here:
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Calling small presses in the UK and Ireland. Make sure you're aware of the new submissions guidelines for this year's prize. *Closing date is much earlier.* Please retweet.
@stingingfly
@TrampPress
@CBeditions
@honfordstar
@TiltedAxisPress
@LesFugitives
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When I read
@isabelwaidner
's first novel Gaudy Bauble, I realised that here was a writer with talents way beyond the extraordinary. We are thrilled they have won the
@GoldsmithsPrize
for Stirling Karat Gold, published by
@PressPeninsula
.
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LOTE by Shola von Reinhold (
@socialmedea__
), published by Jacaranda Books (
@JacarandaBooks
)
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