Apr 26, 2021 | Prizes
We are delighted that we will once again be able to meet in person when the winner of the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award is announced, and the prize presented, by this year’s guest adjudicator, the novelist Michèle Roberts, at a dinner at the National Liberal...
Apr 26, 2021 | Events
With indoor hospitality venues reopening on 17 May, we are delighted to announce our first live events in more than a year, the launch of Laurel Lindström’s debut novel The Draftsman (below) and the 2021 Best First Novel Award. The Authors’ Club was among the...
Mar 28, 2021 | Prizes
This year’s books for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year, in association with the Authors’ Club, were selected for their innovative and/or literary merit with content which is relevant, useful or inspiring to travellers. Watch the video below to...
Mar 26, 2021 | Prizes
Today, the Authors’ Club announces the shortlist for its annual Best First Novel Award. ELLEN ALPSTEN, Tsarina (Bloomsbury) The judges commented: A compelling blend of fact and fiction that creates a memorable portrait of the rise of Catherine I of...
Feb 26, 2021 | Prizes
Today, the Authors’ Club announces the longlist for the annual Best First Novel Award. The longlisted books are as follows: Shahnaz Ahsan Hashim & Family (John Murray) Molly Aitken The Island Child (Canongate) Ellen Alpsten Tsarina (Bloomsbury Publishing) ...