Queensland Literary Awards 2012 winners announced
The winners of the inaugural Queensland Literary Awards (QLA) were announced on 4 September on the eve of the Brisbane Writers Festival. The winners in each category are: Fiction book award...
QLA announces new people’s choice award
The organisers of the Queensland Literary Awards (QLA), the volunteer-led awards that have replaced the axed Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards, have announced a new people’s choice award, to be sponsored by...
Queensland Literary Awards launch crowd-funding campaign; more than 600 entries received
As reported by Bookseller+Publisher online, the Queensland Literary Awards (QLA), the volunteer-led awards that have replaced the axed Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards, has launched a crowd-funding campaign to raise funds to...
Queensland Literary Awards receives $20,000 from CAL
The Queensland Literary Awards (QLA), the volunteer-led awards that have replaced the axed Queensland Premier’s Awards, has received $20,000 from the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) Cultural Fund to administer and...
QLD literary community concerned over Newman’s National Year of Reading position
Members of the Queensland literary community have expressed concern after learning that Queensland Premier Campbell Newman is one of the state’s ambassadors for the National Year of Reading 2012. As...
Changes to NSW Premier’s Literary and History Awards announced
The New South Wales Government has announced that this year’s NSW Premier’s Literary and History Awards will be presented at the State Library of NSW in November. The NSW Premier’s...
SA Govt increases cash prize for Adelaide Festival Awards
The South Australian Government has announced that it will offer an extra $15,000 for the Premier’s Award at the next Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature, reports Adelaide Now. The additional...
Changes to NSW Premier’s Literary and History Awards announced
The New South Wales Government has announced that this year’s NSW Premier’s Literary and History Awards will be presented at the State Library of NSW in November, reports the Sydney Morning...
QLD literary awards may continue without government support
Members of the Queensland literary community are working to ensure that the state continues to offer literary awards, following this week's shock decision by the newly elected Queensland government to cancel...
Qld Premier’s Awards cut to save $244,000
Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has scrapped the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, according to a statement sent to Brisbane Times. The cut is part of the Liberal National Party's promised ‘plan...
2011 Qld Premier’s Literary Awards winners announced
The winners of this year's Queensland Premier's Literary Awards were announced in Brisbane on 6 September. The winning titles in the book-related categories are:Fiction Book Award ($25,000)Reading Madame Bovary (Amanda...
2011 Qld Premier’s Literary Awards winners announced
The winners of this year's Queensland Premier's Literary Awards were announced in Brisbane on 6 September. The winning titles in the book-related categories are:Fiction Book AwardReading Madame Bovary (Amanda Lohrey,...
HarperCollins finds ‘rewards’ in ‘a challenging and difficult’ year
HarperCollins Australia and New Zealand has told the Weekly Book Newsletter that the company experienced tough conditions throughout the last financial year, but was rewarded with the success of a...
2011 QLD Prem’s Literary Awards shortlists announced
The shortlists for this year's Queensland Premier's Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in the book-related categories are:Fiction Book AwardCaleb's Crossing (Geraldine Brooks, Fourth Estate)Reading Madame Bovary (Amanda...
2011 QLD Prem?s Lit Awards shortlists announced
The shortlists for this year's Queensland Premier's Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in the book-related categories are:Fiction Book AwardCaleb's Crossing (Geraldine Brooks, Fourth Estate)Reading Madame Bovary (Amanda...
BWF 2011 program launched
The program for this year's Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF), which runs from 7 to 11 September, was released on 30 July. As previously reported by the Weekly Book Newsletter, Jonathan...
Queensland Premier’s Awards 2010 winners announced
J M Coetzee took out the top prize for fiction at the 2010 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards last night for Summertime (Vintage), which judges described as an ‘extraordinary book' that...
Queensland Premier’s Awards 2010 winners announced
J M Coetzee took out the top prize for fiction at the 2010 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards last night for Summertime (Vintage), which judges described as an ‘extraordinary book' that...
Queensland Prem’s awards shortlists announced
The shortlists for the 2010 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction Book AwardParrot and Olivier in America (Peter Carey, Penguin)The Bath...
Queensland Premier’s Literary Award winners announced
The winners of the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards were announced at an awards ceremony last night. The winners are as follows: Fiction Book Award The Garden Book (Brian Castro, Giramondo)Emerging...