The London Hellenic Prize
@lhellenicprize.bsky.social
The London Hellenic Prize awards original works in English relating to, or inspired by, ancient or modern Hellenic civilization, culture, history, or literature.
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We're very proud to announce the winner of this year's prize: Edith Hall's compelling & insightful 'Facing Down the Furies: Suicide, the Ancient Greeks, and Me' (Yale UP). A brilliant, moving book for experts & general readers alike - congratulations @edithmayhall.bsky.social @yalebooks.bsky.social!
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This is wonderful news. Congratulations to @edithmayhall.bsky.social and @lhellenicprize.bsky.social for this well deserved recognition of a powerful, moving and revelatory book.
We're very proud to announce the winner of this year's prize: Edith Hall's compelling & insightful 'Facing Down the Furies: Suicide, the Ancient Greeks, and Me' (Yale UP). A brilliant, moving book for experts & general readers alike - congratulations @edithmayhall.bsky.social @yalebooks.bsky.social!
November 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This is wonderful news. Congratulations to @edithmayhall.bsky.social and @lhellenicprize.bsky.social for this well deserved recognition of a powerful, moving and revelatory book.
We're very proud to announce the winner of this year's prize: Edith Hall's compelling & insightful 'Facing Down the Furies: Suicide, the Ancient Greeks, and Me' (Yale UP). A brilliant, moving book for experts & general readers alike - congratulations @edithmayhall.bsky.social @yalebooks.bsky.social!
November 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
We're very proud to announce the winner of this year's prize: Edith Hall's compelling & insightful 'Facing Down the Furies: Suicide, the Ancient Greeks, and Me' (Yale UP). A brilliant, moving book for experts & general readers alike - congratulations @edithmayhall.bsky.social @yalebooks.bsky.social!
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I'm so pleased to be shortlisted for the London Hellenic Book Prize alongside some wonderful other books on the Hellenic world!
Alex Christofi's Cypria: A Journey to the Heart of Cyprus, published by Bloomsbury. @christofi.bsky.social @bloomscontinuum.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I'm so pleased to be shortlisted for the London Hellenic Book Prize alongside some wonderful other books on the Hellenic world!
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Very genuinely surprised to see this: The Strongbox is shortlisted for @lhellenicprize.bsky.social @carcanet.bsky.social alongside some wonderful books.
We have a shortlist for this year's LHP! Five exceptional works, each a must-read in its own right. If you're interested in all things Hellenic- the language, literature, or the history- these should hit your 'to read' list asap (unless they're already on it!). Here they are:
October 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Very genuinely surprised to see this: The Strongbox is shortlisted for @lhellenicprize.bsky.social @carcanet.bsky.social alongside some wonderful books.
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We're delighted to announce that @sashadugdale.bsky.social's recent collection The Strongbox has been shortlisted for @lhellenicprize.bsky.social 2025!
Well done to Sasha, and all the other shortlisted poets and publishers! 🎉
www.carcanet.co.uk/978180017408...
Well done to Sasha, and all the other shortlisted poets and publishers! 🎉
www.carcanet.co.uk/978180017408...
October 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We're delighted to announce that @sashadugdale.bsky.social's recent collection The Strongbox has been shortlisted for @lhellenicprize.bsky.social 2025!
Well done to Sasha, and all the other shortlisted poets and publishers! 🎉
www.carcanet.co.uk/978180017408...
Well done to Sasha, and all the other shortlisted poets and publishers! 🎉
www.carcanet.co.uk/978180017408...
We have a shortlist for this year's LHP! Five exceptional works, each a must-read in its own right. If you're interested in all things Hellenic- the language, literature, or the history- these should hit your 'to read' list asap (unless they're already on it!). Here they are:
October 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
We have a shortlist for this year's LHP! Five exceptional works, each a must-read in its own right. If you're interested in all things Hellenic- the language, literature, or the history- these should hit your 'to read' list asap (unless they're already on it!). Here they are:
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Today in Oxford for an event on Aeschylus' Agamemnon partly ro launch my commentary, marking 20th anniversary of the
Archive of Performances conference volume Agamemnon in Performance (free to download on my website
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Archive of Performances conference volume Agamemnon in Performance (free to download on my website
edithhall.co.uk/wp-content/u...)
March 21, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Today in Oxford for an event on Aeschylus' Agamemnon partly ro launch my commentary, marking 20th anniversary of the
Archive of Performances conference volume Agamemnon in Performance (free to download on my website
edithhall.co.uk/wp-content/u...)
Archive of Performances conference volume Agamemnon in Performance (free to download on my website
edithhall.co.uk/wp-content/u...)
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CALL FOR PAPERS: The Third Online Athens-Edinburgh Byzantine Book Festival (30-31 May 2025).
This is an exciting opportunity for authors to share recently published books on on any area of #LateAntique and #ByzantineStudies (AD ca.300–ca.1500)!
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This is an exciting opportunity for authors to share recently published books on on any area of #LateAntique and #ByzantineStudies (AD ca.300–ca.1500)!
hca.ed.ac.uk/updates-even...
#byzantium
Cfp: 3rd Online Athens-Edinburgh Byzantine Book Festival
The 3rd Online Athens-Edinburgh Byzantine Book Festival will occur 30-31 May. The deadline for submissions is 6 April, 2025.
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February 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
CALL FOR PAPERS: The Third Online Athens-Edinburgh Byzantine Book Festival (30-31 May 2025).
This is an exciting opportunity for authors to share recently published books on on any area of #LateAntique and #ByzantineStudies (AD ca.300–ca.1500)!
hca.ed.ac.uk/updates-even...
#byzantium
This is an exciting opportunity for authors to share recently published books on on any area of #LateAntique and #ByzantineStudies (AD ca.300–ca.1500)!
hca.ed.ac.uk/updates-even...
#byzantium
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'It’s all Greek: why theatreland is turning to the classics'
It’s all Greek
The stories of Oedipus, Elektra and their ilk are oh-so-relevant today—provided that new productions do them justice
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February 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
'It’s all Greek: why theatreland is turning to the classics'
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New book arrived. We must save the planet, comrades; Homer can help us a little. Thanks to Tim Whitmarsh for telling me to pay attention to the gods, Katrina Kelly for the title, @rickypo.bsky.social for tree-hugging with me and Heather Gold @yalepress.bsky.social for believing in the project
January 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
New book arrived. We must save the planet, comrades; Homer can help us a little. Thanks to Tim Whitmarsh for telling me to pay attention to the gods, Katrina Kelly for the title, @rickypo.bsky.social for tree-hugging with me and Heather Gold @yalepress.bsky.social for believing in the project
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‘I am improving immensely in water transactions...& at cricket dare look at the ball without shutting mine eyes' – Henry Liddell, co-compiler of the Greek-English lexicon, was no sportsman, but boy did he live an interesting life. My review for
@thetls.bsky.social www.the-tls.co.uk/regular-feat...
@thetls.bsky.social www.the-tls.co.uk/regular-feat...
Alice's Father by John Witheridge | Book review | The TLS
To classicists, Henry Liddell’s name is synonymous with the Greek-English lexicon he compiled with Robert Scott, his colleague at Oxford. Between 1834 and
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December 18, 2024 at 5:47 PM
‘I am improving immensely in water transactions...& at cricket dare look at the ball without shutting mine eyes' – Henry Liddell, co-compiler of the Greek-English lexicon, was no sportsman, but boy did he live an interesting life. My review for
@thetls.bsky.social www.the-tls.co.uk/regular-feat...
@thetls.bsky.social www.the-tls.co.uk/regular-feat...
We're nearing 100 candidates for the 2024 LHP, and there are still about seven weeks left to find even more... Always open to hearing about exciting new Eng-lang works/translations with Hellenic/Byzantine themes - send us your favourites and get them on our list!
December 17, 2024 at 1:48 PM
We're nearing 100 candidates for the 2024 LHP, and there are still about seven weeks left to find even more... Always open to hearing about exciting new Eng-lang works/translations with Hellenic/Byzantine themes - send us your favourites and get them on our list!
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The London Hellenic Prize. Have you written, read or published a new book about, or inspired by, Greece and in or translated into English? Eligibility includes fiction, non-fiction, poetry or an accessible academic work. @lhellenicprize.bsky.social
Submission of 2024 titles runs to February 7th.
Submission of 2024 titles runs to February 7th.
December 11, 2024 at 11:07 AM
The London Hellenic Prize. Have you written, read or published a new book about, or inspired by, Greece and in or translated into English? Eligibility includes fiction, non-fiction, poetry or an accessible academic work. @lhellenicprize.bsky.social
Submission of 2024 titles runs to February 7th.
Submission of 2024 titles runs to February 7th.
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We’re thrilled to reveal the #BookerPrize2025 judging panel.✨
Roddy Doyle will act as chair of judges, and will be joined by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Sarah Jessica Parker, @chrispower.bsky.social and Kiley Reid.
thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
Roddy Doyle will act as chair of judges, and will be joined by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Sarah Jessica Parker, @chrispower.bsky.social and Kiley Reid.
thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
The Booker Prize 2025 | The Booker Prizes
The judges for the Booker Prize 2025 are announced, as the prize opens for submissions from publishers
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December 10, 2024 at 9:58 AM
We’re thrilled to reveal the #BookerPrize2025 judging panel.✨
Roddy Doyle will act as chair of judges, and will be joined by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Sarah Jessica Parker, @chrispower.bsky.social and Kiley Reid.
thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
Roddy Doyle will act as chair of judges, and will be joined by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Sarah Jessica Parker, @chrispower.bsky.social and Kiley Reid.
thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
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We created a "Reception of Antiquity" starter pack. Please share to made it known, and comment if you think you should be added in it! 🏺🏛️🔥 #AncientBlueSky #Antiquity #ClassicalReception #ReceptionOfAntiquity
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October 19, 2024 at 6:30 PM
We created a "Reception of Antiquity" starter pack. Please share to made it known, and comment if you think you should be added in it! 🏺🏛️🔥 #AncientBlueSky #Antiquity #ClassicalReception #ReceptionOfAntiquity
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Hello to all our new followers on here, and thanks for the welcome! We are currently accepting submissions for 2024 publications of original works written in (or translated into) English on subjects relating to or inspired by Hellenic civilization, culture, history or literature. (1/2)
November 25, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Hello to all our new followers on here, and thanks for the welcome! We are currently accepting submissions for 2024 publications of original works written in (or translated into) English on subjects relating to or inspired by Hellenic civilization, culture, history or literature. (1/2)