The prosperity that some in the Russian book industry thought was rising this year may be headed in the other direction, if a newly announced increase in book VAT becomes a reality.

 

Calling for short story entries from the prize's past winners, the EUPL has created a list of 36 short stories and members of the public are invited to vote for their favorites—and possibly win a trip to Vienna.

 

Ten books of poetry and five single poems are shortlisted for the 2018 edition of the UK's Forward Poetry Prizes, which are to be awarded in London in September.