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Miles Franklin Literary Award 2023 shortlist announced

Tuesday, 20 June 2023
The shortlist for the 2023 Miles Franklin Literary Award, worth $60,000, has been announced. The six longlisted novels, chosen from a longlist of 11 announced in May, are: Hopeless Kingdom (Kgshak...

Crozier wins 2023 Text Prize

Monday, 19 June 2023
Lauren Crozier has won the $10,000 Text Prize for her debut middle-grade novel The Best Witch in Paris. Text said the novel was 'a dazzling adventure loaded with larger-than-life characters,...

ACT Notable Book Awards 2023 shortlists

Monday, 19 June 2023
The shortlist for the ACT Notable Book Awards, which highlight and celebrate the excellence and talent of writers in and around the ACT region, have been announced. The shortlisted works...

BookPeople 2023 Book of the Year winners announced

Cover of Limberlost Monday, 19 June 2023
BookPeople has announced the winners of the 2023 Book of the Year Awards, formerly the Booksellers Choice awards, and the Bookseller of the Year awards. The winning titles and booksellers...

Iltners wins 2023 Dorothy Hewett Award

Monday, 19 June 2023
Kirsty Iltners has won the 2023 Dorothy Hewett Award for an Unpublished Manuscript for her entry Depth of Field. Iltners, a writer and freelance photographer living in Brisbane, receives a...

‘Immaculate’ wins 2023 Vogel

Friday, 16 June 2023
Immaculate by Meanjin/Brisbane-based actor and writer Anna McGahan has won this year's $20,000 Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award, for an unpublished manuscript by an author under the age of 35. Described by...

Penguin Literary Prize 2023 winner announced

Thursday, 15 June 2023
Penguin Random House Australia (PRH) has announced Jade and Emerald by Michelle See-Tho as the winner of the 2023 Penguin Literary Prize. Jade and Emerald is the story of a...

Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award shortlist announced

Tuesday, 13 June 2023
The shortlist has been announced for the Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award 2023, for an unpublished manuscript by an author under the age of 35. The shortlisted titles are: ‘Don’t They Know...

Creative Vic latest Creators Fund recipients announced

Thursday, 8 June 2023
The latest round of the Creative Victoria Creators Fund has been announced. Among the 25 recipients across various artforms are: Susan Anderson ($28,950) Poet and nonfiction author Susan Anderson will undertake...

Rachel Funari Prize 2023 shortlist announced

Wednesday, 7 June 2023
Lip magazine has announced the shortlist for the 2023 Rachel Funari Prize for Fiction. The shortlisted stories are: ‘Pink’ by Jean Flynn ‘Schism’ by Helen Booth ‘Days that Swing Outwards’...

Text Prize 2023 shortlist announced

Monday, 5 June 2023
The shortlist for the Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing, worth $10,000, has been announced. The shortlisted manuscripts are: 'Upswell' by Beth Amos (YA), about a 17-year-old surfer...

Aurealis Awards 2022 winners announced

Monday, 5 June 2023
The winners of the Aurealis Awards, presented for science fiction, fantasy and horror writing published in 2022 in Australia, have been announced. Among the winning categories are: Best Fantasy Novel...

Neilma Sidney Travel Fund recipients announced

Monday, 5 June 2023
Writers Victoria has announced the ninth round of recipients for the Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund. The successful recipients, who share in a total of $58,675, are: Aimee Chan (NSW),...

Shortlists announced for James Tait Black prizes

Wednesday, 31 May 2023
In the UK, the shortlists for the James Tait Black prizes have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction Bitter Orange Tree (Jokha Alharthi, trans by Marilyn...

ALS Gold Medal 2023 shortlist announced

Tuesday, 30 May 2023
The shortlist for the 2023 Australian Literature Society (ALS) Gold Medal has been announced. The shortlisted works are: We Come With This Place (Debra Dank, Echo) Limberlost (Robbie Arnott, Text) Iris (Fiona...

black&write! fellowships 2023 recipients announced

Tuesday, 30 May 2023
The 2023 black&write! fellowships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers have been awarded to Dakota Feirer and Jacob K Gallagher. Each fellowship is worth $10,000 and includes editorial development...

ABDA announces 2023 award winners, new paid internship

Monday, 29 May 2023
The winners of the 2023 Australian Book Design Awards, presented by the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA), have been announced. ABDA has also announced the establishment of the 'Baseline' Book...

Ismail, Stewart awarded $50k Marten Bequest scholarship

Monday, 29 May 2023
Rafeif Ismail and Emily Stewart are among the seven recipients of the 2023 Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarships, each worth $50,000. Ismail, who received the prose scholarship, is an emerging award-winning...

Davies awarded 2023 Janet Mackenzie Medal

Monday, 22 May 2023
The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) has announced Kerry Davies as the winner of the 2023 Janet Mackenzie Medal for services to editing. Davies has worked in publishing and communications since...

Ockham NZ Book Awards 2023 winners announced

Thursday, 18 May 2023
The winners of the 2023 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards have been announced. The fiction prize went to Catherine Chidgey for The Axeman’s Carnival (Te Herenga Waka University Press), a...

Miles Franklin Literary Award 2023 longlist announced

Wednesday, 17 May 2023
The longlist for the 2023 Miles Franklin Literary Award, worth $60,000, has been announced. The 11 longlisted novels are: Hopeless Kingdom (Kgshak Akec, UWAP) Limberlost (Robbie Arnott, Text) Cold Enough...