
Footnote x Counterpoints Prize 2026 shortlist announced
The shortlist of the Footnote x Counterpoints Prize 2026 has been announced, with six writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds shining a light on today's most pertinent topics through fiction nominated.
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Katherine Ryan returns to Blink in six-figure deal with First Born Daughter

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Templar gifts readers picture book debut from Zeshan Akhter, and illustrator Åsa Gilland

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Piccadilly Press acquires side-splittingly funny graphic novel series from Jack Noel

Sabrin Hasbun wins inaugural Footnote x Counterpoints Writing Prize

Piccadilly Press acquires enchanting new series from Andy Shepherd, the bestselling author of The Boy Who Grew Dragons

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Black & White signs up Number 1 bestseller Donna Ashworth for five more books

BBUK confirms Macmillan Distribution as new distribution partner

Six nominations for BBUK at the British Book Awards

Ní Mhaoileoin’s “unmissable” debut pre-empted by Manilla Press

Eriu acquires champion jockey Davy Russell’s autobiography

Templar celebrates 10 years of Gigantosaurus with a dinosaur-doodling adventure from Jonny Duddle

Ithaka Press to publish ‘extraordinary’ and ‘lyrical’ investigative memoir by Linda Segtnan

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