Big Money Prize from Russia
A new Russian national book prize that claims to offer the second largest cash award, after the Nobel, was presented for the first time on Wednesday night to Dmitry Bykov, a prolific journalist, novelist and essayist, for his biography, "Boris Pasternak." The prize — sponsored by the Russian government and backed by Russian oligarchs who made their fortunes in oil, commodities and banking — is known as Bolshaya Kniga, or Big Book, and came with 3 million rubles (£60,000)The Nobel Prize for Literature is worth a whopping £746,000
Bookstart Founder Honoured
Wendy Cooling has been awarded the Eleanor Farjeon award for a life spent promoting children's literature. She ran the Children's Book Foundation and
National Chidren's Book Week, and founded Bookstart, a national programme which gives free books to every child in the UK. The Eleanor Farjeon award is given in recognition of an individual's contribution to the world of children's books; recent winners have included the children's laureate Jacqueline Wilson, writers Philip Pullman and Malorie Blackman, and Julia Eccleshare, the Guardian's children's books editor. Yesterday I mentioned Bookstart is to host Gordon Brown's annual Christmas party at 11 Downing Street - recognition of the importance of literature for children
A new Russian national book prize that claims to offer the second largest cash award, after the Nobel, was presented for the first time on Wednesday night to Dmitry Bykov, a prolific journalist, novelist and essayist, for his biography, "Boris Pasternak." The prize — sponsored by the Russian government and backed by Russian oligarchs who made their fortunes in oil, commodities and banking — is known as Bolshaya Kniga, or Big Book, and came with 3 million rubles (£60,000)The Nobel Prize for Literature is worth a whopping £746,000
Bookstart Founder Honoured
Wendy Cooling has been awarded the Eleanor Farjeon award for a life spent promoting children's literature. She ran the Children's Book Foundation and
National Chidren's Book Week, and founded Bookstart, a national programme which gives free books to every child in the UK. The Eleanor Farjeon award is given in recognition of an individual's contribution to the world of children's books; recent winners have included the children's laureate Jacqueline Wilson, writers Philip Pullman and Malorie Blackman, and Julia Eccleshare, the Guardian's children's books editor. Yesterday I mentioned Bookstart is to host Gordon Brown's annual Christmas party at 11 Downing Street - recognition of the importance of literature for children
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