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The International Hellenic Prize @ihellenicprize.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

We are absolutely delighted to announce the prizewinner for the 2025 International Hellenic Prize: Peter Jeffreys & Gregory Jusdanis' 'Alexandrian Sphinx: The Hidden Life of Constantine Cavafy'. An innovative, nuanced, and compelling biography - truly a must-read. Congratulations to the authors!

A poster with a light blue background and 'International Hellenic Prize Winner 2025' written across the top in gold lettering. The rest of the poster features the book's front cover, which has a slightly darker blue background upon which is laid a secondary smaller cream background. The title and author names are laid out across the top and bottom of this background, with the outermost lines in black font and the two innermost top and bottom lines in gold. At the centre is an image of Cavafy's face, which is set upon the right half of a gold sun with small rays emerging all the way around. Cavafy has dark hair and a moustache, and wears spectacles.

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Basic Books Group @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Congratulations to Robin Waterfield and THE HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR for being shortlisted for The 2025 International Hellenic Prize! Learn more: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/thucy...

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The History of the Peloponnesian War

A definitive and refreshingly readable new translation of Thucydides’s History of the Peloponnesian War, paired with a brilliant introduction on how to rea...

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The International Hellenic Prize @ihellenicprize.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The final title on the shortlist is Robin Waterfield's translation of Thucydides' 'History of the Peloponnesian War', published by Basic Books @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social

The front cover of the book is encircled by a fiery orange-yellow strip, and then set upon a dark blue-green background is the title in text of the same orange-yellow colour, the author and translator's names in white, and then below a rendition in brown metallic tones of Antonio Canova's 1797 plaster bas-relief depicting Socrates rescuing Alcibiades at the battle of Potidaea

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The International Hellenic Prize @ihellenicprize.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Our next title is 'The Kingdom of Pylos: Warrior-Princes of Mycenaean Greece', edited by Sharon R. Stocker, Claire L. Lyons, Jack L. Davis, and Evangelia Militsi-Kechagia, and published by the J. Paul Getty Museum

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The International Hellenic Prize @ihellenicprize.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Number five on the list is M. Karagatsis' 'Junkermann', translated into English by Patricia Felisa Barbeito, published by Aiora Press

The image shows the front cover of the book, with a pink-tinged blurred image of an urban scene with a man in white suit and hat walking across the paved foreground, blue-tinged mountains in the background and a sky deepening from pink up to red across the top half, upon which is placed the title in white text and the author's and translator's names in black

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The International Hellenic Prize @ihellenicprize.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The fourth title is Peter Jeffreys and Gregory Jusdanis' 'Alexandrian Sphinx: The Hidden Life of Constantine Cavafy', published by Simon & Schuster

The image shows the book's front cover, which has a sky blue background upon which is laid a secondary smaller cream background. The title and author names are laid out across the top and bottom of this background, with the outermost lines in black font and the two innermost top and bottom lines in gold. At the centre is an image of Cavafy's face, which is set upon the right half of a gold sun with small rays emerging all the way around. Cavafy has dark hair and a moustache, and wears spectacles.

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The International Hellenic Prize @ihellenicprize.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Third on the shortlist is 'Women Re-Creating Classics: Contemporary Voices', edited by Emily Hauser and Helena Taylor, and published by Bloomsbury Academic @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social

The image of the front cover has a black background with title and editor names at top and bottom in mostly white text, the subtitle in yellow. Centred upon this is an image of a yellow wall with red tiled roof, flowering climbing plants, and laundry lines hanging here and there. Emerging from five windows and one balcony are six women, each occupied with her own pastime, but giving the impression that they might also be talking to each other

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The International Hellenic Prize @ihellenicprize.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Next is Michael B. Cosmopoulos' 'The World of Homer: Archaeology, Social Memory, and the Emergence of Greek Epic Poetry', also published by Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org

Image is of the front cover of the book, which is produced to resemble a black-figure vase, with orange background. The figures depicted are of Achilles and Memnon armoured and mid-fight with raised spears, whilst between them stands Memnon's mother Eos with arm raised. The title appears at the top of the image in yellow font, and the author's name at the bottom in white font.

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The International Hellenic Prize @ihellenicprize.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Announcing the IHP 2025 shortlist! The committee has selected seven exceptional books as final candidates for the Prize, as follows: first up is David Braund's 'Amazons: The History Behind The Legend', published by Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org

Image is of the front cover of the book, which is a rendition of Franz von Stuck's 1897 painting of fighting Amazons, with an Amazon foregrounded in armour and holding a spear, and in the background a centaur poised to throw a rock down upon another Amazon opposing him with bow and arrow. The title and author name are in yellow text at the top and bottom of the image.

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The International Hellenic Prize @ihellenicprize.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

This year's International Hellenic Prize shortlist, for 2025 publications, is now imminent - watch this space!

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The International Hellenic Prize @ihellenicprize.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

If you're interested in attending the IHP award ceremony in Athens on Feb 28th for this year's prizewinner @edithmayhall.bsky.social, please visit our website to register to attend in person or online - this is not an event to miss! internationalhellenicprize.org

Image shows the invitation to the award ceremony starting at 7pm in Cotsen Hall, American School of Classical Studies in Athens. It also shows the links for in-person and online attendance via Zoom, as available on the IHP website.

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Jay King @jay-king-art.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Deadline today 🚨

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The International Hellenic Prize @ihellenicprize.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

The IHP award ceremony is coming up on Saturday 28th Feb, please get in touch (info@internationalhellenicprize.org) to register for attendance, whether virtual or in person. It promises to be a fantastic evening, celebrating this year's prizewinner @edithmayhall.bsky.social - don't miss out!

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Edith Hall @edithmayhall.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Greek friends, Philhellenes! If you'd like to attend this event on Sat. Feb. 28 at 1900 in Athens, either in person or virtually, please register. It'll be wonderful to have you with me and the nonpareil Hellenists in the best sense Alicia Stallings and Ioanna Karamanou

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The International Hellenic Prize @ihellenicprize.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Or if you've read something great this year that you think deserves recognition (and matches what we're looking for), let us know about it on here!

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The International Hellenic Prize @ihellenicprize.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

If you're an author or a publisher and you have a title that fits our criteria, get in touch! See our submissions page: www.internationalhellenicprize.org/submissions-... or email us: info@internationalhellenicprize.org

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Submissions Process — The International Hellenic Prize

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The International Hellenic Prize @ihellenicprize.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

We're open for the next round of submissions, looking for original works published in 2025, written in (or translated into) English on a subject relating to, or inspired by, Hellenic civilization, culture, history or literature. Deadline 6 Feb '26! #IHP2025

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The International Hellenic Prize @ihellenicprize.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Name change announcement! Formerly known as the London Hellenic Prize, from now on we will be the International Hellenic Prize. Everything else will remain unchanged - our award, submissions criteria, and objectives. Looking forward to a long future of prizegiving!

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 14/11/2025

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/... #TransformativeHumanities @durhamclassics.bsky.social

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John Kittmer @johnkittmer.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

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.

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The International Hellenic Prize @ihellenicprize.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

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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Alex Christofi @christofi.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

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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Sasha Dugdale @sashadugdale.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

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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Carcanet Press @carcanet.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

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...

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The International Hellenic Prize @ihellenicprize.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Stay tuned for the announcement of the winner of the London Hellenic Prize later this month!

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The International Hellenic Prize @ihellenicprize.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Tony Molho's Courage and Compassion: A Jewish Boyhood in German-Occupied Greece, published by Berghahn Books. @berghahnbooks.bsky.social

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The International Hellenic Prize @ihellenicprize.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Edith Hall's Facing Down the Furies: Suicide, the Ancient Greeks, and Me, published by Yale University Press. @edithmayhall.bsky.social @yalebooks.bsky.social

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The International Hellenic Prize @ihellenicprize.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Christopher Childers' The Penguin Book of Greek and Latin Lyric Verse, published by Penguin. @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

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The International Hellenic Prize @ihellenicprize.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

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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Edith Hall @edithmayhall.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

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...)

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LAMPS Edinburgh @lamps-edinburgh.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

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

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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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Edith Hall @edithmayhall.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

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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Daisy Dunn @daisydunn.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

‘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...

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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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The International Hellenic Prize @ihellenicprize.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

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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Lizzie Speller @l1zz1e.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

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.

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The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · 10/12/2024

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...

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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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The International Hellenic Prize @ihellenicprize.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

When you do, please let us know- and in the meantime always keen to hear about eligible books!

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Antiquipop @antiquipop.bsky.social · 19/10/2024

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 ➡️ go.bsky.app/SmtFscD

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The International Hellenic Prize @ihellenicprize.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

We'd love to be added- always on the look out for publications influenced by Hellenic/Byzantine culture that might be candidates for the prize, and hope this way we might reach more eligible authors!

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The International Hellenic Prize @ihellenicprize.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

So if you're an author, publisher, or book-lover, and you have a book that fits the bill, get in touch and help us find next year's LHP winner! Our deadline is 7th February 2025, and details of the submissions process can be found on our website: londonhellenicprize.eu/submissions-.... (2/2)

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The International Hellenic Prize @ihellenicprize.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

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)

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