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Gleeson to be awarded Dromkeen Medal, Librarian's Medal to Heraud
Children's author Libby Gleeson will be the recipient of the 2011 Dromkeen Medal. The Dromkeen National Centre for Picture Book Art described Gleeson as 'a worthy recipient of the Dromkeen ...
Authors among those named in Australia Day Honours list
Australian authors were among those recognised in this year's Australia Day Honours. Stuart Macintyre was made an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AO) for 'distinguished serv...
In brief
Hyland, Catton on Orange Prize longlistM J Hyland (This is How, Text) and New Zealand author Eleanor Catton (The Rehearsal, A&U) are among the authors on the longlist for this year's Orange Prize ...
Karunatilaka wins 2012 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature
Singapore-based Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka has won the 2012 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for his book Chinaman (Jonathan Cape). Chinaman was selected from a shortlist of six titles ...
NewSouth announces new science writing prize
NewSouth Publishing has launched a new prize for science writing called the Bragg UNSW Press Prize. The prize, which is named after Australia's first Nobel Laureates William and Laurence Bragg, will b...
Paton wins renamed Mansfield literary prize
Christchurch author and curator Justin Paton is the recipient of the 2012 Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship, previously known as the New Zealand Post Mansfield Prize. The NZ$75,000 (approximately&...
2011 WAYRBA winners announced
The winners of this year's West Australia Young Readers' Book Awards (WAYRBA) have been announced. The winning books are: Younger Readers AwardThe Ugly Truth (Jeff Kinney, Puffin)Hoffman Award (f...
Nunn wins 2011 Johnno award
Brisbane poet Graham Nunn is the recipient of the 2011 Johnno award, presented by the Queensland Writers Centre (QWC) for outstanding contributions to writing in Queensland. Nunn, who is also a teache...
Kent wins inaugural Writing Australia unpublished manuscript award
National writing organisation Writing Australia has announced that Hannah Kent is the winner of the inaugural Writing Australia Unpublished Manuscript Award. Kent, who is deputy editor of literary jou...
Perkins, Elliot among winners of inaugural NZ arts awards
Author Emily Perkins and illustrator David Elliot are among the winners of the inaugural Macquarie Private Wealth New Zealand Arts Awards, presented at a ceremony in Auckland on 29 November. Perkins,&...
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