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Deadly Awards 2013 finalists announced

Thursday, 18 July 2013   Books+Publishing
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The finalists for this year’s Deadly Awards, presented to Indigenous Australians for excellence in the areas of arts, music, sport, entertainment and community, have been announced.

The finalists for the Published Book of the Year Award are:

  • Too Afraid to Cry (Ali Cobby Eckermann, Ilura Press)
  • Traditional Healers of Central Australia: Ngangkari (NPY Women’s Council Aboriginal Corporation, Magabala)
  • Fog a Dox (Bruce Pascoe, Magabala)
  • Bakir and Bi (Jillian Boyd, Magabala)
  • The Colour of My Skin (True Australian Aboriginal Survivors Group, self-published).

 

A complete list of the finalists in all categories is available here.

Voting is now open for the awards, and the winners will be announced at an event at the Sydney Opera House on 10 September. Votes can be cast online here.

The Published Book of the Year Award replaces the Deadly Award for Outstanding Achievement in Literature. In 2012, this award was presented to Ali Cobby Eckermann for Ruby Moonlight (Magabala).

For more information about the Deadly Awards, click here.

 

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