Professor @edithmayhall.bsky.social, from our Department of Classics and Ancient History, has been awarded the 2024 International Hellenic Prize for her acclaimed book Facing Down the Furies. Discover more 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...

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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!

I'm so pleased to be shortlisted for the London Hellenic Book Prize alongside some wonderful other books on the Hellenic world!

Very genuinely surprised to see this: The Strongbox is shortlisted for @lhellenicprize.bsky.social @carcanet.bsky.social alongside some wonderful books.

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! 🎉
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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:

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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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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'It’s all Greek: why theatreland is turning to the classics'

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

‘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
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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!

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.

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.

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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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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)