Hatchet Job of the Year

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Hatchet Job of the Year was a British journalism award given annually from 2012 to 2014 to "the writer of the angriest, funniest, most trenchant book review of the past twelve months". [1] It was awarded by The Omnivore , a review aggregator website, [2] with the aim to "raise the profile of professional critics and to promote integrity and wit in literary journalism". [1] The prize was a year's supply of potted shrimp.

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2012

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2013

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2014

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Press coverage

The award has been covered by the BBC, [6] The Guardian , [7] Huffington Post, [8] The Daily Telegraph , [9] Los Angeles Times , New Statesman , The Paris Review , Salon.com, The Scotsman , Time , The Washington Post , and The Week .

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References

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  2. "The Latest Book Reviews, Film Reviews & Theatre Reviews Online". The Omnivore. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  3. Alison Flood (14 May 2013). "Hatchet Job of the Year goes to assault on Rachel Cusk | Books | guardian.co.uk". Guardian. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  4. Alison Flood (12 February 2014). "Hatchet Job of the Year goes to AA Gill for Morrissey broadside". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  5. Rupert Hawksley (11 February 2014). "'No rhythm, no beauty, no humour': Hatchet Job of the Year 2014 shortlist announced". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  6. "BBC News - Long wins Hatchet Job award for scathing Cusk review". Bbc.co.uk. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
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  8. "Hatchet Job Award". Huffingtonpost.com. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  9. "Hatchet jobs on Rushdie and Amis up for award". Telegraph. Retrieved 21 May 2013.