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ARA Historical Novel Prize 2026 longlists announced 

ARA 2026 longlists books Wednesday, 2 September 2026
The longlists for the 2026 ARA Historical Novel Prize have been announced. The longlisted titles in each category are: Adult The Names of a Hare (Bernice Barry, Fremantle Press) The...

Ruby Award 2026 winners announced 

Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Romance Writers of Australia (RWA) has announced the winners of the 2026 Romantic Book of the Year Awards, known as the Ruby Awards. The winners in each category are: Historical...

NT Literary Awards 2026 shortlists announced

Wednesday, 26 August 2026
The shortlists for the 2026 NT Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted works in each category, chosen from 265 entries, are: Brown’s Mart Theatre Award “Lure” (Ryanna Clayton) “Finding...

Ned Kelly Awards 2026 shortlists announced 

Ned Kelly awards logo Wednesday, 26 August 2026
The Australian Crime Writers Association has announced the 2026 Ned Kelly Awards shortlists. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Best Crime Fiction Liar’s Game (Jack Beaumont, Allen & Unwin)...

NT Book Awards 2026 shortlists announced

2026 NT book awards logo Wednesday, 26 August 2026
The shortlists for the NT Book Awards have been announced. Shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction Moonlight and Dust (Jasmin McGaughey, Allen & Unwin Children’s) A Piece of Red...

NT History Book Award 2026 finalists announced

Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Library & Archives Northern Territory (LANT) has announced the finalists for the 2026 NT History Book Award. The finalists are: Clever Men (Martin Thomas, Allen & Unwin) Sex and Savagery...

Paragraph Fellowship 2026 shortlist announced 

Tuesday, 25 August 2026
The shortlist for the 2026 Paragraph Fellowship, which will this year award two fellows, has been announced. Shortlisted authors, their works and the judges’ comments are: Jumaana Abdu for “Delusions”:...

Te Pae Tawhiti Awards 2026 winners announced

Monday, 24 August 2026
The winners of the inaugural Te Pae Tawhiti Awards for Aotearoa and Pasifika speculative fiction writers have been announced. The winning works in each category, selected from shortlists announced in...

Ngaio Marsh Award Best Novel 2026 longlist announced 

Monday, 24 August 2026
The longlist for this year’s Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel, which celebrates Aotearoa New Zealand crime, mystery and thriller writing, has been announced. Longlisted titles are: Lucky Thing (Tom...

CBCA 2026 Book of the Year Award winners announced

Friday, 21 August 2026
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has announced the winners of the 2026 CBCA Book of the Year Awards. The CBCA shadow judging winners – titles chosen by 332 groups of children...

NSW History Awards 2026 shortlists announced

Thursday, 20 August 2026
The State Library of NSW (SLNSW) has announced the shortlists for the 2026 NSW History Awards. The shortlisted works across 6 categories, selected from 208 overall entries, are: Australian History...

NZSA manuscript assessment recipients announced

Monday, 17 August 2026
The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (NZSA) has announced the writers who will receive manuscript guidance through this year's CompleteMS program. The recipients are (pictured...

Max Dupain biography wins 2026 National Biography Award

Wednesday, 12 August 2026
Helen Ennis has won the $25,000 National Biography Award for Max Dupain: A Portrait (4th Estate). The biography explores “the complexities and contradictions of the man who produced Australia’s most well-known image,...

Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2026 shortlists announced

Prime Minister's literary awards books image Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Writing Australia has announced the shortlists for the 2026 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. The shortlisted titles in each category, chosen from 673 entries, are: Children’s Bored (Felicita Sala, Hardie Grant...

Queensland Literary Awards 2026 shortlists announced

Festival logo 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,...

PANZ Book Design Awards 2026 finalists

Book covers of PANZ shortlist 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...

Griffith Review 2026 Emerging Voices competition winners

Kailum Graves, Uthpala Gunethilake, Sarah Kanake, Erin Courtney Kelly. 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...

Kailum Graves wins 2026 Furphy Literary Award 

Monday, 27 July 2026
Kailum Graves has won the 2026 Furphy Literary Award for the short story “The Magpies Have Unionised”. He receives $15,000 and an invitation to participate in the La Trobe University...

 

 

 

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