Friday, 10 May 2019
Julia Carlomagno has won the 2019 Rosanne Fitzgibbon Editorial Award, known as the ‘Rosie’, for her work on Adult Fantasy (Briohny Doyle, Scribe). Judges described Adult Fantasy as ‘a brilliant blend...

Tuesday, 7 May 2019
The Copyright Agency has announced Hachette Australia managing director Justin Ractliffe as the recipient of its $15,000 publisher fellowship. The fellowship ‘supports the pursuit of innovation and professional development from...

Tuesday, 7 May 2019
The Australian Reading Hour is one of six projects shortlisted for the US$10,000 (A$14,340) Joy of Reading Award, established by Systematic and the Next Library conference to recognise initiatives that...

Monday, 6 May 2019
Jock Serong has been longlisted for the £15,000 (A$28,230) Wilbur Smith Adventure Prize, for his novel Preservation (Text). Preservation is one of 12 titles longlisted for the prize, which celebrates...

Monday, 6 May 2019
The winners of the 2018 Aurealis Awards for the best Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror writing published in 2018 have been announced. The winning titles were: Best science fiction...

Monday, 6 May 2019
David Cohen has won the 2019 Russell Prize for humour writing for his short story collection The Hunter and Other Stories of Men (Transit Lounge). Cohen’s ‘eclectic collection’ was chosen...

Friday, 3 May 2019
The winners of the 2019 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) were announced in Sydney on 2 May. Pan Macmillan won publisher of the year, while Affirm Press won small publisher...

Thursday, 2 May 2019
Fremantle Press has announced the longlist for the inaugural Fogarty Literary Award, an unpublished manuscript award for young writers in Western Australia, worth $20,000. The longlisted manuscripts are: ‘Where the...

Tuesday, 30 April 2019
The winners of the 2019 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards were presented at a ceremony at the State Library of NSW on 29 April. Deep Time Dreaming: Uncovering Ancient Australia, by...

Friday, 26 April 2019
The shortlist for Penguin Random House (PRH) Australia's inaugural Write It! fellowship program has been announced. The shortlisted writers and their manuscripts are: Alyse Lloyd for 'If The Full Moon...

Thursday, 18 April 2019
The State Library of NSW has announced the shortlist for the 2019 Russell Prize for Humour Writing. The shortlisted works are: The Hunter and Other Stories of Men (David Cohen,...

Wednesday, 17 April 2019
The Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA) has announced the shortlists for the 2019 Australian Book Design Awards. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Best designed commercial fiction cover Dinner...

Wednesday, 10 April 2019
Australian Poetry has announced Eunice Andrada as the winner 2018 Anne Elder Award for her collection Flood Damages (Giramondo). The Anne Elder Award, established in 1977, is awarded annually to...

Wednesday, 10 April 2019
Two New Zealanders and one Australian writer are among the finalists for the 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. New Zealand writer Maria Samuela was shortlisted for ‘Bluey’, as was Harley...

Tuesday, 9 April 2019
Vicki Laveau-Harvie has won the 2019 Stella Prize, worth $50,000, for her memoir The Erratics (Fourth Estate). Judging panel chair Louise Swinn said The Erratics, which tells the story of...