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Top 10 Online Dictionaries for Writers

Top 10 Online Dictionaries for Writers

We writers should be especially proud of our ability to use language. Particularly in the flow of words that eventually sew a full story together, writing is said to be a skill that organically develops. The best online dictionaries, some of our oldest friends, come to our aid when we find ourselves at a loss…

Book Review – #HealthUnlimited A Book by Chef Shipra Khanna

Book Review – #HealthUnlimited A Book by Chef Shipra Khanna

Book Title – #HealthUnlimited Author – Shipra Khanna Book Blurb – During the pandemic, the world had shut down! Being a household name and a Global personality ‘Chef Shipra Khanna’ felt it as her responsibility to help people with her healthy and delicious recipes in this time of chaos and panic, and shift their focus on their…

Hugo Award: Winners 2022, Nomination Process, History

Hugo Award: Winners 2022, Nomination Process, History

Awarded during the World Science Fiction Convention and selected by its attendees, the Hugo Award is a yearly literary honour presented to the greatest science fiction or fantasy writing from the previous year. The Hugo is frequently cited as the top honour in science fiction. The World Science Fiction Society is in charge of administering…

Jnanpith Award: Winners, Nomination Process, History

Jnanpith Award: Winners, Nomination Process, History

The Bharatiya Jnanpith award (Gyanpith award) annually presents an author with the Jnanpith Award, the highest and oldest literary honour in India, in recognition of their “great contribution to literature.” The Jnanpith award, which was established in 1961, is exclusively given to Indian authors who write in English and one of the Indian languages listed…

John Newbery Medal: Winners, Nomination Process, History

John Newbery Medal: Winners, Nomination Process, History

The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a branch of the American Library Association (ALA), bestows the John Newbery Medal, sometimes known as the Newbery, to the author of “the most remarkable contributions to American literature for children.” The Caldecott Medal and the Newbery Medal are regarded as the two highest honours in American…

Lambda Literary Awards – Winner, Nomination Process, History

Lambda Literary Awards – Winner, Nomination Process, History

The Lambda Literary Awards, sometimes referred to as the “Lammys,” are given out annually by Lambda Literary to celebrate the significant impact LGBTQ writers have on society. The Lammy Awards honour the best LGBTQ literature. The prizes were established in 1989. How Lambda Awards Took Place – History L. Page (Deacon) Maccubbin, the proprietor of…

Crossword Book Award: Winners, Nomination Process, History

Crossword Book Award: Winners, Nomination Process, History

An Indian book award known as the Crossword Book Award is presented by Crossword Bookstores and their sponsors. In order to compete with The Booker Prize, Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, or The Pulitzer Prize, Indian book seller Crossword established the Award in 1998. Read: Learn how to create and Publish a cookbook for free? How Crossword Bookstore…

International Dublin Literary Award: Winners, History

International Dublin Literary Award: Winners, History

The International Dublin Literary Award, formerly known as the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, is given annually for a novel published in English or that has been translated into English (Irish: Duais Liteartha Idirnáisinta Bhaile tha Chliath). It is sponsored primarily by Dublin City Council in Ireland and encourages the best in international literature.  Read: List of…

America Award: Winners, History, Nomination Process

America Award: Winners, History, Nomination Process

For writers from other countries, the America Award is a lifetime achievement prize in literature. As a modest endeavour to offer alternatives to the Nobel Prize in Literature, as it describes itself. It was initially displayed in 1994. There is no cash prize associated with the honour. It is supported by the publisher Green Integer…

Neustadt International Prize for Literature: Winner, History

Neustadt International Prize for Literature: Winner, History

The University of Oklahoma and its international literary journal, World Literature Today, jointly sponsor the Neustadt International Prize for Literature, which is given out every two years. It is sometimes likened to the Nobel Prize in Literature as one of the more prominent international literary awards.  Read: Sahitya Akademi Award: Winners, History, Nomination Process In 1982,…