UK’s The Bookseller has announced a new book award for the fiction category of new adult, which focuses on the transitional years after young adulthood, or the quarter-life years. The 2025 prize is open to an English-language new-adult fiction title first published in print form in the UK or Ireland. The author does not have to be based in the UK or Ireland, but only publishers can submit books for the award. Self-published titles and graphic novels are not eligible. Learn more.
Jane Friedman has spent her entire career working in the publishing industry, with a focus on business reporting and author education. Established in 2015, her newsletter The Bottom Line provides nuanced market intelligence to thousands of authors and industry professionals; in 2023, she was named Publishing Commentator of the Year by Digital Book World.
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