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The 2026 Publishing Triangle Award Finalists and What They Say About Queer Writing Today

The Publishing Triangle Award announces its 2026 finalists. Every year this list reminds me why queer literature is not a separate genre — it is the centre of something.

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N Nicolas Parola · Mar 20, 2026 · 3 min read

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The PEN/Hemingway Award Names Its 2026 Winner — and Why Debut Fiction Still Matters

The 2026 PEN/Hemingway Award for debut fiction has been announced. It is a prize that has always believed in the difficult proposition that a first novel can matter as much as any other.

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N Nicolas Parola · Mar 20, 2026 · 3 min read

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The 2026 Aena Prize Finalists Reveal What Spanish-Language Literature Is Doing Right Now

Vila-Matas, Samanta Schweblin, Nona Fernández, Abad Faciolince, and Giralt Torrente are all finalists for the 2026 Aena Prize — a list that functions as a map of contemporary Spanish-language writing.

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N Nicolas Parola · Mar 20, 2026 · 3 min read

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Six Young Writers on the Dylan Thomas Prize Shortlist

The 2026 Dylan Thomas Prize reveals six writers under forty doing something genuinely interesting — from Seán Hewitt's debut novel to Colwill Brown's unsettling fiction.

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N Nicolas Parola · Mar 20, 2026 · 3 min read