This week at Midas 28th September-2nd October
An exciting new partnership for the Women’s Prize, the Unwin Award’s judging panel revealed and a gallery refurbishment at the Horniman Museum and Gardens – here’s what’s been happening at Midas this week.
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The Unwin Award announces judging panel
The Unwin Award (administered by the Publishers Association) has this week announced the Judging Panel for the third year. Broadcaster, journalist and podcaster Hannah MacInnes will chair the panel and is joined by novelist and award-winning screenwriter Nikesh Shukla and science journalist and Financial Times columnist Anjana Ahuja.
The Unwin Award recognises non-fiction writers in the earlier stages of their careers as authors, whose work is considered to have made a significant impact on the world.
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The Tower of Gold by Torsten Weitze
This week Torsten Weitze and Absurd Ventures Press announced that The Tower of Gold, the second book in the gripping Stormfell Academy series, will be releasing on 26th January 2027 in the US and UK. This is the first time that the books in this Epic Fantasy series are being published in the English language, following bestselling success in Germany.
The Tower of Gold is available to preorder now!
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Horniman Museum and Gardens announced its Nature Gallery, opening February 2027
The much-loved Horniman Museum and Gardens in south east London has announced its Natural History Gallery will reopen as the Nature Gallery on Friday 5 February 2027.
The Gallery has been fully refurbished and the displays reimagined to celebrate the amazing variety of life on earth and explore humankind’s place within, and impact on, nature. The opening is the final part of the ambitious £12.5m Nature + Love transformation project, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, and marks the end of the Horniman’s 125th anniversary year.
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Women’s Prize and Chanel unveil partnership
This week, Women's Prize and CHANEL unveiled ORIGINATORS, a landmark mentorship and development program dedicated to discovering and supporting emerging women novelists from across the United States. Building on the charity’s 30-year legacy and shared mission with CHANEL to support women, Originators provides mentorship, funding, and industry access for new literary talent—unlocking potential, boosting confidence, and increasing skills and knowledge.
The selection panel - A.M. Homes (Chair), Virginia Evans, V.V. Ganeshananthan, Tayari Jones & Nicole Krauss - will work with the selected writers to refine and present their work to the wider literary world, with additional support from publishing experts, industry leaders, and creatives..
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