Jane Casey has been shortlisted for Irish Independent Crime Book of the Year at the An Post Irish Book Awards 2021 for her novel THE KILLING KIND . Jane has been shortlisted six times in the past, and won twice for her novels AFTER THE FIRE and CRUEL ACTS...

Congratulations to Alexander Starritt on winning the 2021 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for his second novel, WE GERMANS.

The Dayton Literary Peace Prize, inaugurated in 2006, is the first and only annual U.S. literary award recognizing the power of the written word to promote peace. The Dayton Literary Peace...

Congratulations to Joelle Taylor and Michael Symmons Roberts on being shortlisted for the 2021 T. S. Eliot prize for their poetry collections C+nto & Othered Poems (The Westbourne Press) and Ransom (Cape Poetry) respectively. The T. S. Eliot Prize Shortlist Readings will take place on Sunday 9th January 2022 in the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, hosted by Ian McMillan. Tickets for the readings in-person in the Royal Festival or livestreamed online are available from www.southbankcentre.co.uk .

The Black British Theatre Awards Nominees have been announced and we are thrilled to have some incredible UA clients included!

LGBTQ+ CHAMPION AWARD

Alex Thomas-Smith

BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A PLAY

Tia Bannon - seven methods of killing...

STATION ELEVEN by Emily St. John Mandel has been unveiled as one of 13 books being reissued as part of a new paperback series, The Picador Collection, launching in February 2022.

Caleb Azumah Nelson will deliver a keynote speech to aspiring writers as the National Creative Writing Industry Day returns to its usual venue in Manchester on 5 November.

We are delighted to announce that Caleb Azumah Nelson has been selected as a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Honoree for his debut novel OPEN WATER. This hugely prestigious award was set up to recognize young, debut fiction writers whose work promises to leave a lasting impression on the literary landscape.

The 65th BFI London Film Festival has announced its full line-up for the 2021 festival, and we're delighted to have a wealth of UA talent involved with projects across the board.

Official Competition

Nitram - Starring Essie Davis and with composer Jed Kurzel ....

The Littlest Yak has won Book of the Year at the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards 2021. It was illustrated by Kate Hindley , written by Lu Fraser, and published by Simon & Schuster Children's Books,

The awards, sponsored by BookTrust, were created to celebrate the best children’s books...

Justin Butcher directing SPEAKING DANTE - 24 hours; 100 cantos; live in Florence; streamed across the world.

‘For the first time ever, in celebration of Dante’s astonishing legacy and his poem’s enduring power and fascination, Milan theatre producer Julia Holden , in collaboration with award-winning UK playwright Justin Butcher...