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Scott, Cliff win South East Asia and Pacific CWP
Australian author Kim Scott and New Zealand author Craig Cliff were announced as the South East Asia and Pacific regional winners of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize (CWP) last week. Kim Scott is the w...
Commonwealth Writers' Prize regional shortlists announced
The South East Asia and Pacific regional shortlist for the 2011 Commonwealth Writers' Prize has been announced. The nominees for the South East Asia and Pacific best book are:Reading Madame Bovary by ...
Changes to Commonwealth Writers' Prize announced
The Commonwealth Foundation has announced that the Commonwealth Writers' Prize (CWP) and the Commonwealth Short Story Competition will be re-launched in October 2011, with a number of changes to be ma...
'A Man Melting' wins CWP Best First Book
A Man Melting by New Zealand writer Craig Cliff (Random House NZ) is the winner of the £5,000 (approximately A$7630) best first book category of this year's Commonwealth Writers' ...
'Siddon Rock' wins CWP best first book; 'Solo' wins best book
Siddon Rock by Australian author Glenda Guest (Vintage) is the winner of the ₤5000 (A$8,250) best first book award in this year's Commonwealth Writers Prize. Solo by Rana Dasgupta (Fourth E...
'Siddon Rock' regional 'best first book' CWP winner
Siddon Rock by Australian author Glenda Guest (Vintage) was announced on Thursday 11 March as the winner of the South East Asia and Pacific region of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Boo...
Commonwealth Writers Prize regional shortlists announced
The shortlist for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, South East Asia and Pacific, has been announced. The Best Book nominees are: Summertime by J M Coetzee (Knopf, Australia) A Good Land by Nada Awar Ja...
Tsiolkas wins Commonwealth Writers' Prize
Christos Tsiolkas has won the Overall Best Book Award for The Slap (A&U) in the Commonwealth Writers' Prize (CWP), announced on Saturday at the Auckland Writers and Readers Festival. The Best Firs...
Auckland Writers and Readers Festival attendance up 89%
The Auckland Writers and Readers Festival (AWRF) concluded on Sunday, having run from 13 to 17 May. The organisers have called it a ‘momentous success' with attendances up 89% on the 2008 Festiv...
Auckland prepares for Writers and Readers Festival
The Auckland Writers and Readers Festival kicks off next Wednesday 13 May, running until 17 May. Guests include Debra Adelaide, Monica Ali, Tash Aw, Mohammed Hanif, New Yorker senior editor Hendrik He...
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