We are so excited that AND THEN HE SANG A LULLABY won the Publishing Triangle Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction Award! Congratulations, Abolish The UN Veto!!

There’s just a week left to apply for the 2024 Carole Blake Open Doors Project! This year we’re offering two separate opportunities – a 6-month long mentorship and a 10 day in-person, online or hybrid internship. Applications close 25th April at 23:59 GMT. blakefriedmann.co.uk/vacancies

Excited to celebrate all things small presses tonight with the Republic of Consciousness Prize! 🥳

Proud to have our own Non-practising Zimbabwean☝️🏾😌's debut #AvenuesByTrain shortlisted along such great titles and presses!

What a privilege to be judging the Caine Prize this year. Publishers of African short story writers, you've still got time to beat the deadline. #caineprize

If you fancy joining John Mitchinson, Patrick Galbraith and me for a Suffolk wander next autumn, to learn more about my work as a hedgelayer (then we slope off to the pub and talk billhooks)- here's your chance unbound.com/books/words-fr…

Absolute cracker of an interview this morning Tom Shakespeare BBC Radio 4 #SaturdayLive with Nikki Bedi and Huw Stephens

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Tom's debut novel The Ha-ha is out now - as generous and funny as the man himself. Farrago Books

🚨Applications for the Carole Blake Open Doors Project are now open!🚨

Like last year we’re excited to offer two separate opportunities – a 6-month long mentorship and a 10 day in-person, online or hybrid internship. Apply by 25th April at 23:59 GMT: blakefriedmann.co.uk/vacancies

Happy Publication Day to Tom Shakespeare! His wonderful debut novel, The Ha-Ha, is out today. A perfect, joyous read for the Easter weekend!🤩

Welcome to Lolwe Books. We are open Thursday to Sunday every week. Come get the best books by your favourite Black authors. Located in Holdrons Arcade on Rye Lane, Peckham.

‘Never forget, all dictatorships are the same’ . Today in Guardian Saturday Guardian Books - proud to present an interview with Marjane Satrapi on her new graphic novel collaboration Woman, Life, Freedom - out next week from Seven Stories Press UK @ & Seven Stories Press . Turnaround UK

This is a lovely end to a busy week! And congratulations to my fellow nominees - I'm honoured to be in such great company. Laxfield Literary #BritishBookAwards #Nibbies Blake Friedmann Literary Agency

Mary has drawn a gorgeous board for our event with Heather Parry this March, and we cannot wait!

Join us hear to hear all about her new nonfiction collection ‘Electric Dreams’, and what promises to be an evening of riveting discussion 🐑 toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinbur…

Yesterday’s conversation between lisa minerva luxx • من النهر إلى البحر Emma Shercliff and Ella Wakatana, hosted by English PEN, resonated deeply and reinvigorated my sense of purpose in this industry #LBF2024

Next up: always insightful Daniel Gorman of English PEN leading a talk on politics and publishing with editor Elah Wakatama of Canongate, agent Emma Shercliff (who speaks Farsi, for Persian or Afghan writers looking for representation!) and writer MinervaLisa The London Book Fair, 11-13 March 2025

Another fabulous day at the London Book Fair Day 2
Chance encounter and wonderful chat with female powerhouses of UK Black publishing BibiBakare-Yusuf, Valerie Brandes, #GersyIfeoma , literary agent Emma Shercliff, J. Woodhouse and the folks at Penguin Random House 🐧🏠📚 🔥

It is a great honor for us to represent Ukraine at the Oscars ceremony. This statuette, this victory is for Ukrainians, for the people of Mariupol. I’m thankful to everyone who defends our country and fights for our freedom.

Huge congratulations for Мstyslav Chernov and his team The Associated Press for this momentous win - Ukraine's first ever Oscar. Hugely proud to represent Мstyslav Chernov @laxfieldlit along with my colleagues Blake Friedmann Literary Agency. #20DaysInMariupol #LaxfieldLiterary

Thank you to The Academy for tonight’s tremendous honor. We are deeply grateful and hope the award brings urgent awareness to events happening in Ukraine. #20DaysInMariupol

The award for Documentary goes to 20 Days In Mariupol 👏20DaysInMariupol Dogwoof #EEBAFTAs

The team behind 20 Days In Mariupol collect the Documentary BAFTA #EEBAFTAs