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Entries from October 2005

John Banville wins 2005 Booker Prize

October 17th, 2005 · No Comments

John Banville’s ‘The Sea’ has been awarded the 2005 Man Booker Prize. Banville was previously shortlisted in 1898 for ‘The Book of Evidence’. Official Booker Prize Site.

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The David T.K. Wong Prize for Short Fiction

October 14th, 2005 · No Comments

The purpose of this biennial international prize is to promote literary excellence in the form of the short story written in English. Stories must be unpublished and between 2,500 and 6,000 words. Entries must incorporate one or more of International PEN’s ideals as set out in its Charter. Entries should be submitted via the entrant’s [...]

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