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Vickerman wins SLQ Young Writers Award

Thursday, 10 September 2020
Ellen Vickerman has won the the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) Young Writers Award for her short story 'Unit K13', described by the judges as ‘a standout winner’. Vickerman receives...

NT Literary Awards 2020 shortlists announced

Thursday, 10 September 2020
The shortlists for this year’s Northern Territory Literary Awards were announced in August. The finalists in each category are: Short story award ($1000) 'Of Ruts and Roars'  (Mhairi Duncan) 'Bull...

O’Farrell wins 2020 Women’s Prize for ‘Hamnet’

Thursday, 10 September 2020
UK author Maggie O’Farrell has won the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction for her novel Hamnet (Tinder Press). Chosen from a shortlist of six and a longlist of 16, Hamnet is inspired...

NT Writers Festival program announced

Wednesday, 9 September 2020
The program for this year’s NT Writers Festival, which runs from 1–4 October, has been announced. The festival’s theme is ‘Gunamidirra garawa birditj | when the tides turn’. Live events, including...

Grattan Street Press shortlisted for higher education award

Wednesday, 9 September 2020
Grattan Street Press (GSP), the University of Melbourne's teaching press, has been named a finalist in the Learning Experience category of the Australian Financial Review's (AFR) 2020 Higher Education Awards....

No physical exhibitors at 2020 Frankfurt Book Fair

Wednesday, 9 September 2020
This year’s Frankfurt Book Fair won’t feature physical exhibitors due to the Covid-19 pandemic, reports the Bookseller. Organisers said it was no longer feasible to hold the planned ‘special edition’...

Richell Prize 2020 longlist announced

Logo for the Richell Prize, featuring a swooping bird Tuesday, 8 September 2020
Hachette Australia and the Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) have announced the longlist for the 2020 Richell Prize for emerging writers. The longlisted works are: 'The Dream Weavers Apprentice' (Kate Clinch-Jones)...

NSW Premier’s History Awards 2020 winners announced

Monday, 7 September 2020
The State Library of NSW (SLNSW) has announced the winners of the 2020 NSW Premier’s History Awards, worth $15,000 each. The winning works in each category, chosen from shortlists announced...

Banjo Prize 2020 shortlist announced

Monday, 7 September 2020
HarperCollins has announced the shortlist for the 2020 Banjo Prize for an unpublished work of commercial fiction. The shortlisted manuscripts are: 'The List' (Megan Albany) 'The Tuesday Afternoon Murder Club'...

Queensland Literary Awards 2020 winners announced

Monday, 7 September 2020
The winners of the 2020 Queensland Literary Awards have been announced. The winning titles in each category, chosen from shortlists announced in August, are: Queensland Premier’s Award for a Work...

Educational Publishing Awards 2020 winners announced

Friday, 4 September 2020
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced the winners of the 2020 Educational Publishing Awards Australia (EPAA). Promoting Literacy Development (PLD) was awarded the 2020 Publisher of the Year for...

Australian Geographic acquires ‘Deadly Science’ series 

Friday, 4 September 2020
Australian Geographic has acquired world rights to an eight-book 'Deadly Science' nonfiction series aimed at primary school readers. Developed in conjunction with Deadly Science founder Corey Tutt, who will edit...

Blake Poetry Prize 2020 shortlist announced

Friday, 4 September 2020
The shortlist for the Blake Poetry Prize has been announced. The eight shortlisted poems are: 'History of Sadness' by Louise Carter 'On Finding Charlotte in the Anthropological Record' by Judith...

EWF announces At Home Residencies

Thursday, 3 September 2020
The Emerging Writers' Festival (EWF) has launched a new remote residency program, the EWF At Home Residencies. Four successful applicants will each receive $1600 to commit to spending two weeks...

Hachette UK buys Laurence King Publishing

Thursday, 3 September 2020
Hachette UK has acquired arts and gift specialist Laurence King Publishing (LKP), reports the Bookseller. Under the deal, which was made for an undisclosed sum, managing director Laurence King will...

YA trilogy ‘Valentine’ optioned for screen 

Thursday, 3 September 2020
Jodi McAlister's supernatural YA trilogy 'Valentine' (Penguin) has been optioned for screen by Like A Photon Creative via Alex Adsett of Alex Adsett Publishing Services. McAlister's trilogy features a team...

Outsider art: Sofie Laguna on ‘Infinite Splendours’

Wednesday, 2 September 2020
Infinite Splendours (A&U, November), Sofie Laguna's fourth novel for adults, charts the life of eccentric, artistic outsider Lawrence Loman. Conveyed through poetic prose that 'creates a tangible sense of beauty,...

Nathan Hollier on the Malaysian book market 

Wednesday, 2 September 2020
Over the past two years, Melbourne University Publishing CEO Nathan Hollier attended book fairs in Indonesia, India and Malaysia and researched the book markets in each country as part of...

 

 

 

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