Category Archives: prize

IMPAC

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Charles Lambert

I’ve just discovered that Little Monsters (still available from all good booksellers) has found its way onto the long list of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. It’s a very long list indeed, but it’s still a pleasure to have … Continue reading →

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Out of strength comes forth, er, strength

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Charles Lambert

Grr! I don’t know what else to say. Thanks to the generosity and impeccable taste of Ms Baroque, I’ve received the award A Roar for Powerful Words, initiated by The Shameless Lions Writing Circle in recognition of powerful writing. Naturally, … Continue reading →

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Gay bomb gets Nobel, sort of

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Charles Lambert

This year’s Ig Nobel Prize for Peace has been given to the Air Force Wright Laboratory of Dayton, Ohio, theorisers of a chemical weapon that would make soldiers sexually irresistible to one another (as if they weren’t already). For details … Continue reading →

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O. Henry Prize

Posted on March 18, 2007 by Charles Lambert

I’ve had to keep quiet about this for over six months, but now that my story is about to be performed at the University of Austin, Texas, on Tuesday (for details click here), I can tell you that THE SCENT … Continue reading →

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