Tuesday, 16 May 2023
The shortlists for the 2023 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards have been announced. The shortlisted books in each category are: The Western Australian Writer's Fellowship ($60,000) Carolyn Wadley Dowley Madison...

Tuesday, 16 May 2023
The longlist for the 2023 Australian Literature Society (ALS) Gold Medal has been announced. The longlisted works are: Limberlost (Robbie Arnott, Text) Cold Enough for Snow (Jessica Au, Giramondo) Daisy...

Monday, 15 May 2023
The prize money for the Australian Political Book of the Year Award has increased in its second year to $15,000 for the winner, with each shortlisted author to also receive...

Friday, 12 May 2023
Martin McKenzie-Murray’s 'savage, dark and uproariously funny’ satirical memoir The Speechwriter (Scribe) has won the $10,000 biennial Russell Prize for Humour Writing, Australia’s only humour writing prize. McKenzie-Murray’s fictional debut...

Tuesday, 9 May 2023
Author Tim Winton and HarperCollins children's publisher Lisa Berryman will be inducted into the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Hall of Fame at the 2023 ABIA awards ceremony on 25...

Monday, 8 May 2023
The Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) has announced the shortlist for the annual Mary Gilmore Award for the best first book of poetry. The shortlisted collections are:...

Friday, 5 May 2023
The winners of the 2023 Age Book of the Year Award have been announced. Robbie Arnott won the fiction award for Limberlost (Text) and Kim Mahood won the nonfiction prize for...