Janet Skeslien Charles won the Melissa Nathan Award for Comedy Romance for MOONLIGHT IN ODESSA. Bookseller article.
Sita Brahmachari's ARTICHOKE HEARTS (Macmillan) has made the Waterstone's Prize long list.
Chelsea Duke's HIGH HEELS AND A HEAD TORCH (Macmillan) has been nominated in the non-fiction category for The People’s Book Prize.
Jean Fullerton's A GLIMPSE AT HAPPINESS was shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists Association Novel of the Year.
Rebecca Promitzer's THE PICKLE KING was nominated for the Branford Boase Award and the Bolton Children's Book Award.
2009:
Jean Fullerton's first novel, NO CURE FOR LOVE, came third in the 2009 Redbridge Libraries Big Red Read Competition, which is decided by popular vote.
Emma Adam's play FORGOTTEN THINGS was shortlisted for the Mayer-Whitworth Award.
Brian Keaney was shortlisted for the Calderdale Book of the Year 2009 for his novel THE HAUNTING OF NATHANIEL WOLFE.
David Lemon is the winner of the Prix Du Jury at theTouquet Film Festival 2009.
Gee Williams - Her collection of short stories BLOOD ETC was shortlisted for the Welsh Book of the Year 2009
Sara Payne has been awarded an MBE for her work to protect children 2009
Bethan Roberts was longlisted for the Spread The Word: Books to Talk About Award 2009
2008:
Shy Keenan was the joint Winner of the Woman of The Year Award 2008 chosen as This Morning's Wonder Woman 2008
Sara Payne was the joint Winner of the Woman of The Year Award 2008
Marcus Fleming's THE RUNNING MATE (writer) was nominated for Best Series in the Irish Film & Television Awards 2008
Carolyn Sally Jones was shortlisted for the Bruntwood Playwriting Competition, run by the Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester, with her first stageplay, SANCTUARY.
Sue Gee was shortlisted for the Good Housekeeping Book of the Year for READING IN BED (Headling Review)
Judith Allnatt was shortlisted for the Portico Prize for Literature for A MILE OF RIVER (Transworld)
Gee Williams was shortlisted for the James Tait Black Award for SALVAGE (Alchemi and Granta Books)
Winner of 2008 Harry Bowling Prize was Kathy Highley for FALLING (unpublished)
2007:
Stef Penney's debut novel THE TENDERNESS OF WOLVES was published in September 2006 to excellent reviews. It won the COSTA Best First Novel Award and went on to win the very prestigious COSTA Best Novel of the Year Award in February 2007.
Lilie Ferrari - THE CLINIC - (co-creator and writer) - nominated for Best Series in the Irish Film & Television Awards 2004 and 2008; won Best Series 2007
2006:
Bethan Roberts - Winner of the Olive Cook Prize awarded by the Society of Authors 2006
Jeffrey Caine's adaptation of John Le Carre's novel THE CONSTANT GARDENER has been widely nominated for many awards, including an Oscar nomination at the 78th Academy Awards (for Best Adapted Screenplay) and for The Orange British Academy Film Awards 2006. The script has also been nominated as Finalist of 18th Annual University of Southern California Scripter Award for a film adaptation, and Best Adapted Screenplay by the Writers Guild of America. Jeffrey was nominated as Screenwriter of the Year by The London Critics’ Circle Film Awards. The film screened in competition at the Venice Film Festival 2005 and was nominated for seven British Independent Film Awards 2005.
Playwright Linda Marshall Griffiths was nominated for the prestigious Susan Smith Blackburn Prize which awards British and American female playwrights. She was nominated for her play POMEGRANATE which will be produced at the Manchester Royal Exchange in Spring 2006. The same play won her a bursary from the Pearson Playwrights Scheme which also saw her as writer-in-residence at Royal Exchange.
Elspeth Sandys has been appointed Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for Services to Literature.
2005:
Barbara Cox won the Children's Film and Television BAFTA for the Best Adapted Screenplay category for her adaptation of Mimi Thebo's book WIPEOUT for BBC Education.
Carolyn Sally Jones' original drama for BBC Education, SHADOWPLAY, was also nominated for Best Educational Drama and Best Original screenplay at the Children's Film and Television BAFTAs.
Elspeth Sandys' play MASQUERADE won the International Playwriting Competition at the Warehouse Theatre, Croydon, In October 2005.
2004:
Robert Jones was co-creator of BURIED which won a BAFTA for Best Drama Series 2004.
Lilie Ferrari's co-created television series THE CLINIC was shortlisted for the
Irish Film and Television Awards
Eloise Millar's WEDNESDAY'S CHILD was shortlisted for the Young Minds Book Award
2003:
Claire Morrall's ASTONISHING SPLASHES OF COLOUR was shortlisted for the Booker Prize
Sue Gee's THIN AIR was the runner-up for
Romantic Novelists' Association Novel of the Year
2002:
Carol Lee's CROOKED ANGELS shortlisted for MIND Book of the Year
2001:
Justina Robson's SILVER SCREEN nominated for an Arthur C Clarke Award
2000:
COPS, written by Robert Jones, wins a second BAFTA for Best Drama Series 2000. The series also wins a Royal Television Society Award
Anne Perry's short story HEROES wins an Edgar Award and is nominated for a
Macavity Award.
1999:
Robert Jones is co-creator on the ground-breaking BBC2 drama, COPS, made by World Productions, which wins a BAFTA for Best Drama Series 1999.
Ian R MacLeod’s THE SUMMER ISLES wins World Fantasy Award for Best Novella
Justina Robson’s MAPPA MUNDI is nominated for an Arthur C Clarke Award
1998:
Pat Thomas’ MY FAMILY'S CHANGING: A FIRST LOOK AT FAMILY BREAK-UP wins
English Association Best Children’s Picture Book
1997:
Sue Gee’s THE HOURS OF THE NIGHT wins the Romantic Novelists’ Association Novel of the Year
Adam Lebor’s HITLER's SECRET BANKERS shortlisted for the George Orwell Prize
Ian R MacLeod's THE GREAT WHEEL wins Locus Year’s Best First Novel
1992:
Iain Sinclair's DOWNRIVER wins the James Tait Memorial Prize and the Encore Award