Inaugural Australian Sports Book of the Year award shortlist announced
Tuesday, 20 October 2015 Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing
The shortlist for the inaugural Australian Sports Book of the Year award has been announced.
The shortlisted titles are:
- Roy Higgins (Patrick Bartley, Penguin)
- The Short Long Book (Martin Flanagan, Random House)
- Sonny Ball (Paul Kent, Macmillan)
- The Straight Dope (Chip Le Grand, MUP)
- Dangerous Games (Larry Writer, A&U).
The shortlist was chosen from a longlist of 12 titles. The winning author, to be announced at an event at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 2 December, receives $20,000, and the shortlisted authors each receive $1000. Judges include Jacquelin Magnay, Charlie Happell, Ben Ikin, Gerard Whateley and Robert Craddock.
The award is being run by sports and racing bookmaker William Hill, which introduced the prize in Australia after Anna Krien won the UK Sports Book of the Year award in 2014 for Night Games (Black Inc.).
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