Brooks wins US$40,00 Peggy V Helmerich award

17 November 2009 Books+Publishing

Australian-born author Geraldine Brooks has been announced as the winner of this year's Peggy V Helmerich Distinguished Author Award. The US$40,000 (A$42,800) award will be presented by the Tulsa Library Trust on 4 December and recognises Brooks' contribution ‘to the field of literature and letters'. The Tulsa Library Trust is...