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Paul Beatty, Deborah Levy, Graeme Macrae Burnet, Ottessa Moshfegh, David Szalay and Madeleine Thien are announced as the six shortlisted authors for the 2016 Man Booker Prize for Fiction.
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The longlist, or ‘Man Booker Dozen’, for the £50,000 Man Booker Prize is announced was announced on 27th July.
The shortlisted titles are:
- Hope Farm (Peggy Frew, Scribe)
- Leap (Myfanwy Jones, A&U)
- Black Rock White City (A S Patric
Awards were presented at this year’s Leading Edge Books Conference in Canberra on 28 May. In a night celebrating the excellence in Independent Bookselling held at the National Museum of Australia, awards were presented for Publisher of the Year, an award vot
The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood (Allen & Unwin) has won the 2016 Stella Prize for women’s writing.
Charlotte Wood was presented with the $50,000 prize at an awards ceremony in Sydney on 19 April. She was chosen from a shortlist of six that
Tonight in Sydney, Australian Independent Booksellers, announced The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood as their favourite Australian book from last year and the winner of The Indie Book Awards 2016 Book of the Year.
The individual category winners in Fi
The Stella Prize has announced the six extraordinary books on the 2016 Stella Prize shortlist.
From more than 170 entries, this year’s Stella Prize judges – author and academic Brenda Walker (chair); writer and social commentator Emily Maguire; award-wi
The Stella Prize has announced the 2016 Stella Prize longlist.
The Stella Prize celebrates Australian women’s contribution to literature. It was awarded for the first time in 2013 to Carrie Tiffany for Mateship with Birds. In 2014, the winner
Australian Independent Booksellers are pleased to announce the Shortlist for The Indie Book Awards 2016. Independent booksellers of Australia, affectionately termed ‘indies’, have a proud reputation for choosing the best in Australian writing, with man
Australian Independent Booksellers of Australia have announced the Longlist for The Indie Book Awards 2016.
Stephanie Bishop has been named the winner of this year’s Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction for her novel, The Other Side of the World.
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James has been named as the winner of the 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction.
Marlon James, Tom McCarthy, Chigozie Obioma, Sunjeev Sahota, Anne Tyler and Hanya Yanagihara have been announced as the shortlisted authors for the 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction.
On Indigenous Literacy Day, Wednesday 2nd September, help improve the literacy levels of Indigenous Australians living in some of the most remote and isolated communities around the country.
Readings has announced the titles shortlisted for their New Australian Fiction Prize in 2015.
The Australian Crime Writers Association announced the winners of the 2015 Ned Kelly Awards honouring the best in crime fiction and true crime writing.
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WINNERS OF THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2018 ANNOUNCED
Australian Independent Booksellers are thrilled to announce Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend (Hachette Australia) as their favourite Australian book from last year and the winner of The Indie Book Awards 2018 Book of the Year. This is the first time a children’s book has won the overall award, made even extra special given 2018 marks the tenth year of the awards.
CONGRATULATIONS TO LEADING EDGE BOOKS 2018 CONFERENCE AWARD WINNERS
Congratulations to all booksellers and publishers who were presented with the LEB Conference 2018 Awards on Monday, 26th March in Hobart.
Stella 2018 Shortlist Announced
Stella is delighted to announce the 2018 Stella Prize shortlist of extraordinary books by Australian women.
In a year when women’s voices are demanding to be heard, the 2018 Stella Prize shortlist showcases the power and diversity of writing by women in Australia. The determination required to create change, and the political necessity of telling our own stories, shines through in the fiction and nonfiction of this year’s list. The prominence of books by smaller independent publishers speaks to the vibrancy of Australian publishing, and the shortlist as a whole is a testament to the potency of women’s writing in Australia today.
SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2018 INDIE BOOK AWARDS
Australian independent booksellers, members of Leading Edge Books, are thrilled to announce their Shortlist for the Indie Book Awards 2018, for the best Australian books published in 2017!
The Category Winners and the Overall ‘Book of the Year’ Winner will be announced on Monday 26 March, 2018 at the Leading Edge Books Annual Conference Awards Dinner to be held in Hobart, TAS.
