prizewinner
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Its first title will be the American edition of Booker prizewinner Howard Jacobson’s “Howl,” a 2026 satirical novel about post-Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
If a woman were to knock out one of the men, which is unlikely, it would be Payal Kapadia, with the exquisite Indian Cannes prizewinner ‘All We Imagine as Light.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
But don’t expect the top prizewinner or any of the other awards to be his choices alone.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2023
The opening-night film is the documentary “Kokomo City,” a prizewinner at the recent Sundance Film Festival.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
Harry eyed me and then said, “Let me look at him. He’s a prizewinner, isn’t he? If they had an entry for moths at the Fentress Fair, you’d take it, easy.”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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She’s the eldest child of John Cheever, the 20th-century literary titan whose short-story collections and novels were once enormous bestsellers and habitual prizewinners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
In an open letter, the postponement was condemned by over 600 writers, including Nobel prizewinners such as Abdulrazak Gurnah, Annie Ernaux, and Olga Tokarczuk, and Booker Prize winners Anne Enright, Richard Flanagan and Ian McEwan.
From Reuters ● Oct. 17, 2023
You could also see it in the top two prizewinners in the festival’s World Cinema programs, both of which offered stirring portraits of animals and their human caretakers struggling in the wake of environmental decay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2022
The previous nine winners have all gone on to secure a best-picture Oscar nomination, as have 13 of the last 14 People’s Choice prizewinners.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2021
Since Nobel Prizes are never awarded posthumously, longevity can be as important a factor as ingenuity for prizewinners.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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