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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...

Davitt Awards 2026 shortlists announced

Davitt Awards logo 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...

Nile wins ORIA for international expansion 

The Nile team receives ORIA Monday, 27 July 2026
The Nile has won an Online Retailer Industry Award (ORIA) for its international expansion. The online bookseller won in the International Conqueror category, which recognises an Australian-based retailer “making inroads...

National Biography Award 2026 shortlist announced

Photograph of shortlisted books in a stack 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...

Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize longlist announced

ABR logo 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...

George Robertson Awards 2026 winners

Photo of award recipients Thursday, 16 July 2026
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced the 2026 winners of the George Robertson Award. The recipients, chosen by the APA board of directors, are: Linda Bruce, account manager, Hachette...

Kill Your Darlings launches poetry prize 

Kill Your Darlings journal logo. Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Literary journal Kill Your Darlings (KYD) has launched a new poetry prize. The KYD Poetry Prize is “dedicated to creating new space for the beauty, experimentation and radical linguistic potential...

Stella Prize increases longlist to 16 

the stella prize logo Wednesday, 15 July 2026
The Stella Prize will increase its longlist from 12 to 16 books in 2027. Each longlisted author will receive $2,000, with shortlisted authors receiving $5,000 and the overall winner awarded...

2026 Rising Star shortlist announced

Photo of shortlist nominees Thursday, 9 July 2026
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced the shortlist for its 2026 Rising Star award. The shortlisted professionals, who each began their publishing careers in the past 10 years, are:...

ASAL award winners announced

Thursday, 9 July 2026
The Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) has announced winners of awards, including the ALS Gold Medal. Winners in each category are: ALS Gold Medal (outstanding literary work)...

Bridie Noonan wins EWF Speculate Prize

Wednesday, 8 July 2026
Bridie Noonan has won the 2026 Speculate Prize for Emerging Writers for “The Inbetween”. Speculate Prize judges said, “Judging this award is both an honour and an exciting glimpse into...

Laura McCluskey wins CWA Dagger for “The Wolf Tree” 

Monday, 6 July 2026
Australian author Laura McCluskey has won the UK Crime Writers’ Association’s (CWA) 2026 ILP John Creasey (First Novel) Dagger award for The Wolf Tree (HarperCollins). McClusey’s novel was chosen from a shortlist...

Dorothy Hewett Award 2026 shortlist announced

Monday, 6 July 2026
UWA Publishing has announced the shortlist for the 2026 Dorothy Hewett Award. The shortlisted works, chosen from more than 280 entries, are: “Shedding Skin” by Faiza Bokhari (WA) “Snow” by Chris...

ACT Literary Awards 2026 winners announced

Cover of Dingo's Noctuary Friday, 3 July 2026
MARION has announced the winners of the 2026 ACT Literary Awards. The winner of the overall Marion Halligan Award, selected from the category winners was The Dingo’s Noctuary (Judith Nangala...

 

 

 

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