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Vale Frank Moorhouse  Archive

Wednesday, 29 June 2022
Frank Moorhouse, the author of 18 books including the 'Edith Trilogy', has died aged 83. Penguin Random House Australia writes: Born in Nowra, Frank Moorhouse worked in newspapers and arts...

A new book by Niki Savva  Archive

Wednesday, 29 June 2022
Scribe has acquired world rights in a new book by author and political commentator Niki Savva. The new book will be the third of Savva’s covering the last three Coalition...

Paper Cage (Tom Baragwanath, Text)  Archive

Tuesday, 28 June 2022
Paper Cage is a thrilling whodunnit and the winner of the 2021 Michael Gifkins Prize. The story centres on Lorraine, a records clerk at a small-town police department. She’s bright...

New report on global digital book sales  Archive

Tuesday, 28 June 2022
A new report from Austrian publishing consultant Ruediger Wischenbart has analysed recent digital book sales trends in markets including Brazil, Italy, Spain, German-speaking countries and Latin America. Data in the...

MWF announces first guests for 2022 festival  Archive

Tuesday, 28 June 2022
Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) has announced the first guests for the 2022 event, which will take place over four days spanning 8–11 September. Mohsin Hamid, author of the Booker-shortlisted novels...

Miles Franklin 2022 shortlist announced  Archive

Friday, 24 June 2022
The shortlist for the 2022 Miles Franklin Literary Award, worth $60,000, has been announced. The five shortlisted novels are: The Other Half of You (Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Hachette) Scary Monsters (Michelle de...

Jackson wins £50k Wolfson History Prize  Archive

Thursday, 23 June 2022
In the UK, Clare Jackson has won the Wolfson History Prize for Devil-Land: England under siege, 1588–1688 (Allen Lane), reports the Bookseller. Devil-Land is described by judges as ‘a masterpiece of historical...

Chief Minister’s NT Book Awards announced  Archive

Thursday, 23 June 2022
The winners of the 2022 Chief Minister’s NT Book Awards have been announced. The winners, who each receive $10,000, are: Fiction Return to Dust (Dani Powell, UWAP) Nonfiction Peace Crimes: Pine Gap,...

Australia Council latest funding announced  Archive

Wednesday, 22 June 2022
The Australia Council has announced its latest round of funding, with $11.9 million going to 283 creative projects and activities. 'This investment will support diverse, impactful projects for the benefit...

Hydra  Archive

Wednesday, 22 June 2022
‘From the treacherous auction houses of Melbourne to the sun-struck islands of Greece, Hydra took me places I never expected to go. Adriane Howell writes with the dreamy precision of Marguerite...

Steph Bowe Mentorship winner announced  Archive

Wednesday, 22 June 2022
Text is delighted to announce that Claire Matthews has been selected as the recipient of the 2022 Steph Bowe Mentorship for Young Writers. The mentorship was established in memory of...

NEW Varuna Residential Fellowships  Archive

Wednesday, 22 June 2022
For the first time, Varuna is offering a two-week First Nations Flagship Fellowship, and a fully funded fellowship for a parent or carer who faces barriers to finding time and...

Dancing Barefoot (Alice Boyle, Text)  Archive

Tuesday, 21 June 2022
Dancing Barefoot brings a warm and uplifting queer contemporary romance to the #LoveOzYA, #AusQueerYA and #OwnVoices scenes. Winner of the 2021 Text Prize, Alice Boyle’s debut novel follows Patti ‘Patch’...

Wildflowers (Peggy Frew, A&U)  Archive

Tuesday, 21 June 2022
When we first meet 37-year-old Nina Atkins, the protagonist of Peggy Frew’s Wildflowers, she’s going through a strange time: she’s packing all her possessions into boxes, stealing clothes from the...

 

 

 

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