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prize stories: 11 news summaries

 Coetzee Leads 
 Heavy-Hitting 
 Booker Prize 
 Shortlist 

Veterans outpace first-timers for prestigious literary gong

Sep 8, 09 6:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - JM Coetzee may become the first author to win the Man Booker Prize three times after his fictionalized memoir Summertime made the prestigious literary award's shortlist today. The South African writer's new book takes the form of interviews by a biographer writing about "the late author John Coetzee."... More »

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literature • awards • English literature • Booker Prize • prize

Canadian Snags Man Booker International

77-year-old short-story writer Munro 'just won us over,' judge says

May 27, 09 8:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alice Munro, whose short stories the judges described as “practically perfect,” is the third winner of the $95,000 Man Booker International prize, the Guardian reports. The 77-year-old, author of 11 short story collections and one novel, is on a path to “international literary sainthood,” fellow... More »

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Booker Prize • prize • book • Alice Munro • Man Booker International

Obscure Swiss Architect Wins Pritzker Prize

Zumthor 'reaffirmed architecture’s indispensable place'

Apr 12, 09 5:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - You’ve probably never heard of him, but tomorrow Peter Zumthor will receive what’s considered the Nobel Prize of architecture, the New York Times reports. His work isn’t flashy or well-known, but he “develops buildings of great integrity—untouched by fad or fashion” that have “reaffirmed... More »

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architecture • Switzerland • Nazi • spa • prize • Pritzker Prize • Peter Zumthor

Toronto Man Loses Lotto Winnings Over 'Misprint'

$135,000 win from misprinted tickets

Jan 6, 09 6:24 PM CST
(Newser) - It's been a rough year already for lottery winner—and loser—Thomas Noftall. The Toronto man netted $135,000 in winnings from four scratch-off tickets on New Year's Eve but was rebuffed when he went to collect his prize, UPI reports. "One guy pulled me into his office and... More »

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Canada • money • mistake • lottery • prize • Toronto

 Banker Bags 
 $1M Lotto 
 Salary for Life 

UK resident doesn't even have to pay US federal taxes on prize on ticket bought in NY

Oct 29, 08 4:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain can rest assured that New York’s “$1 million a year for life” is no spread-the-wealth scheme. The lottery’s first winner, a 33-year-old London banker, was already a multimillionaire. “Is it going to materially change my life? No,” Keenan Altunis admitted to the Post.... More »

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London • New York • lottery • prize • bankers • Keenan Altunis

Kushner First to Win $200K Prize for Playwrights

Unusually large purse will allow him to spend less time in Hollywood

Sep 16, 08 9:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tony Kushner will be the first recipient of a new biennial prize for playwriting, with a whopping $200,000 purse the benefactors hope will allow recipients to focus full-time on not-so-lucrative theater. Although Kushner is widely regarded as one of America's greatest dramatists, he has spent the past several years... More »

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theater • Broadway • awards • prize • Tony Kushner • playwriting • Angels in America • Harold and Mimi Steinberg • Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award

Debuts Edge Favorites for Booker Shortlist

Rushdie, O'Neill passed over for top literary award

Sep 9, 08 8:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - The jury for the Man Booker Prize announced its shortlist today—and left off the two books most hotly tipped to win the prestigious literary award, reports the Bookseller. Six novels were chosen, including two debuts. But many were surprised by the omission of Salman Rushdie's The Enchantress of Florence,... More »

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literature • Salman Rushdie • Booker Prize • prize

Would You Take Free Gas for Life, or $250K?

In Florida lottery, most prefer fuel, even though math doesn't work out

Jul 8, 08 8:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Florida lottery players have the chance to win "free gas for life," and if that sounds too good to be a second-place prize, it is. The weekly runners-up will get free, but not unlimited, fill-ups worth $2,600 per year—which is unlikely to add up to more... More »

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Florida • gas prices • lottery • prize

McCain Offers $300M Prize
in Assault on Car Batteries

Republican calls energy security 'the great national challenge of our time'

Jun 23, 08 3:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain today offered a $300 million reward to the American who builds “a battery package that has the size, capacity, cost and power to leapfrog the commercially available plug-in hybrids or electric cars.” He said government had wasted energy money on special interests and failed to punish... More »

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John McCain • vehicle emissions • fuel efficiency • automaker • electric cars • prize

 Prize Philanthropy:
 A Winning Concept 

Donors make innovators compete for cash

Jun 12, 08 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - When the X-Prize foundation offered $10 million to anyone who could develop a viable commercial spacecraft, it didn’t just send innovators scurrying, and it didn’t just grab headlines. It also began the next big trend in philanthropy. Donors are in love with prize philanthropy, Portfolio reports, and causes... More »

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philanthropy • contest • innovation • space flight • prize • invention

Google Offers $30M for Private Moon Missions

Tech giant bills contest as one small step for private industry

Sep 13, 07 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google announced its own search today: It will award $30 million to private firms whose robotic spacecrafts successfully reach the moon and perform specific lunar tasks. The BBC reports that the search giant hopes to encourage low-cost space exploration. The first-place winner will receive $20 million, second place gets $5... More »

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Google • Apollo • space flight • moon • spacecraft • prize

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