#awardsandprizes — Public Fediverse posts

Isabel Allende wins €1m Spanish literary prize under pseudonym https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/oct/17/isabel-allende-wins-premio-planeta-spanish-literary-prize-pseudonym #IsabelAllende #Books #Culture #Fiction #AwardsAndPrizes #Spain #Chile #Europe #WorldNews

Doctorate awarded to elder for 50 years teaching 'any child to read'
By Charles Rushforth

After a career spanning half a century, Aunty Ruth Simms has been posthumously acknowledged as a Doctor of Letters.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-17/aunty-ruth-doctorate-for-50-years-of-aboriginal-eduction/107270404

#IndigenousAustralians #EducationPolicy #AwardsandPrizes #Education #CharlesRushforth

They asked for 80 homes – she gave them 157! Council-housing miracle named Britain’s best new building
By Oliver Wainwright

Rising from bluebell woodlands and framed by rolling hills, this cluster of pink and brown brick towers in Croydon is a bittersweet winner of the prestigious RIBA Stirling prize

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/oct/15/council-housing-miracle-lion-green-road-croydon-riba-stirling-prize-best-new-building

#Architecture #Stirlingprize #Socialhousing #TheRIBA #Culture #Artanddesign #London #Communities #Housing #Design #Awardsandprizes #Society #UKnews #TheGuardian #OliverWainwright

Story of young woman accused of witchcraft wins $100,000 book award
By Hannah Story

Bernice Barry felt different growing up. She gifted that difficult experience to the protagonist of her book, The Names of a Hare, which just won the ARA Historical Novel Prize.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-15/bernice-barry-the-names-of-a-hare-historical-novel-prize-winner/107257848

#AwardsandPrizes #Books #Fiction #Novel #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #HannahStory