Yarrr! Tales o' robots and cyberspace be vying fer the grand prize in lasses' nonfiction plunderin'!
2024-03-28
Arr mateys! The finalists for the first Women's Prize for Nonfiction, set to right the ship of gender imbalance in the world of nonfiction, be revealed on Wednesday. Hoist the sails and let's see which lasses be walkin' the plank to literary victory!
Arrr mateys, in the grand language of a 17th century pirate, there be a new prize on the horizon aimed at fixin' the gender imbalance in nonfiction publishing. The Women’s Prize for Nonfiction be seekin' to recognize the impact of the internet and artificial intelligence, with books like "Doppleganger" and "Code-Dependent" makin' the shortlist.The prize be a hefty $38,000 and open to female writers of English-language nonfiction from any country. The finalists range from explorin' online misinformation to memoirs of art and life, like "How to Say Babylon" and "Thunderclap."There be travelogue-memoirs and histories of American enslavement, all tellin' tales that will forever change the way ye see the world. The winners be announced in London come June 13, with hopes of balancin' the scales in a book world where men dominate nonfiction sales and prizes. Let's raise a toast to the fierce women scribblin' their way to victory!