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Book and newspaper sales up 20.5% on 2007Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures for September indicate books are bucking the flat national retail trend. While retail trade figures for the Septe...
Syjuco wins Man Asia Prize
Filipino author Miguel Syjuco, who currently lives in Canada, has been awarded the second Man Asia Literary Prize for his novel Illustrado.
Amazon and Penguin continue unpublished ms. prize
Amazon.com and Penguin will run a second Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award next year. Writers from around the world will be able to submit their unpublished English-language novel manuscripts between 2n...
Hughes longlisted for inaugural Warwick Prize
Australian author John Hughes is one of 20 authors longlisted for the inaugural Warwick Prize, worth £50,000 (A$115,000). The prize, run by the University of Warwick, is an ‘international ...
Toltz on 'Guardian' first book shortlist
The Guardian's first book award (£10,000/A$23,283) shortlist has been announced, and includes Australian author Steve Toltz's A Fraction of the Whole (Hamish Hamilton). The other shortlisted tit...
The CAL Waverly Award for Literature shortlist announced
The shortlist for the 2008 CAL Waverley Award for Literature, also known as ‘The Nib', has been announced. This is the first year that Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) has been on board, providing...
Walkley nonfiction award longlist announced
The longlist for the Walkley Award for Best Nonfiction Book was announced along with all finalists for the 53rd Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism on 15 October at the Blacket Hotel in Sydney...
Jones, Oliver and Smither win NZ PM's awards
The winners of this year's New Zealand Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement have been announced. Receiving $60,000 each for their contribution to New Zealand Literature were Lloyd Jo...
Waterstone's tops UK bookselling awards
Waterstone's is the big winner in this year's UK Bookseller awards.
Vogel winner announced
A novel set in the Cold War era in Australia is this year's Australian/Vogel Literary Award winner. Andrew Croome receives $50,000 as prize and advance for his winning manuscript Document Z, whi...
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