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Chris Brophy and Kimberley Starr win 2026 Dorothy Hewett Award

Wednesday, 5 August 2026
Chris Brophy and Kimberley Starr are the joint winners of the 2026 Dorothy Hewett Award for an unpublished manuscript and will split the $10,000 prize money. Each author will be...

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Tuesday, 4 August 2026
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“Suburban Review” to cease publishing

Tuesday, 4 August 2026
Online literary journal the Suburban Review (TSR) has announced it will cease publishing following two final publications this year. In a statement on the publication’s socials pages, the TSR board...

Daisy Utemorrah Award 2026 shortlist announced

Thursday, 30 July 2026
Magabala Books and the Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards have announced the shortlist for the 2026 Daisy Utemorrah Award. The shortlisted works are: “Barefoot Running”, “a literary First Nations mystery...

Queensland Literary Awards 2026 shortlists announced

Wednesday, 29 July 2026
The shortlists for the 2026 Queensland Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Queensland Premier’s Award for Work of State Significance ($30,000) Terraglossia (Debra Dank,...

Lily and Hugo’s children’s bookstore to open in Sunbury

Wednesday, 29 July 2026
Lily and Hugo’s bookstore for children will be opening soon in Sunbury, on the outskirts of Melbourne. Leigh Redman spoke with Books+Publishing about the new venture, which he and co-founder...

Claire Mabey wins the Lynley Dodd Children’s Writers Award

Wednesday, 29 July 2026
Wellington-based author Claire Mabey has won the Lynley Dodd Children’s Writers Award and will receive a NZ$30,000 gift to support her ongoing work, presented by the Aotearoa New Zealand Arts...

Booker Prize 2026 longlist announced

Wednesday, 29 July 2026
The longlist for the 2026 Booker Prize, worth £50,000, has been announced. The 13 longlisted books are: The Shadow of the Object (Chloe Aridjis, Chatto & Windus) Switzy (Emma Cline, Chatto &...

Leading Edge Group enters administration; Alisa Ahmed named Rising Star; DANZ winners

Wednesday, 29 July 2026
Leading Edge Group, which operates the Leading Edge Books buying group, has entered administration and administrators have scheduled the first creditors meeting; Simon & Schuster has announced further details of...

PANZ Book Design Awards 2026 finalists

Wednesday, 29 July 2026
The finalists for the 2026 PANZ Book Design Awards have been announced by the Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ). Chosen from more than 130 entries...

Scran: Modern Scottish Food Inspired by Tradition

Wednesday, 29 July 2026
There is a depth and history to Scotland’s food that reaches far beyond deep-fried Mars bars or urban myths about haggis. Kitchens were humble and full of life – recipes...

Something He Did (SK Lynch, Ultimo)

Tuesday, 28 July 2026
YOU WILL OUTWIT THEM ALL. YOU WILL GET WHAT YOU WANT. YOU WILL SHOW THEM. In the gridlocked heart of Melbourne, a split-second of road rage changes everything.

Something He Did (SK Lynch, Ultimo)

Tuesday, 28 July 2026

Griffith Review 2026 Emerging Voices competition winners

Tuesday, 28 July 2026
Griffith Review has announced the winners of its 2026 Emerging Voices competition, which seeks “fiction and creative nonfiction that reflect new ideas, fresh voices and bold perspectives”. The winners are: Kailum Graves...

DANZ Children’s Book Award 2026 winners announced

Monday, 27 July 2026
The 2026 winners of the DANZ (Diversity in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand) Children’s Book Awards have been announced by the Australian School Library Association (ASLA). Chosen from previously announced...

Davitt Awards 2026 shortlists announced

Monday, 27 July 2026
Sisters in Crime has announced the shortlists for the 2026 Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Adult novels At...

National Biography Award 2026 shortlist announced

Thursday, 23 July 2026
The shortlist for the 2026 National Biography Award has been announced. The 6 titles shortlisted, chosen from 93 entries, are: Australian Gospel (Lech Blaine, Black Inc.) Chameleon (Robert Dessaix, Text...

Rule on Crime: From Desi Freeman to Easey Street and Other Stories

Wednesday, 22 July 2026
TRUE CRIME TALES SO POWERFUL, YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO FORGET From Andrew Rule, one of Australia’s best true crime writers and co-author of the bestselling “Underbelly” series, comes Rule...

Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize longlist announced

Tuesday, 21 July 2026
The Australian Book Review (ABR) has announced the longlist for the 2026 Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize. The longlisted stories are: Ursula Brunetti for “Peach” Belinda Castles for “Connie” Sally Cunningham for “Pliable Bones” Laura...