Kibble, Dobbie 2013 winners announced

Wednesday, 24 July 2013 Books+Publishing

The winners of this year’s Kibble and Dobbie Literary Awards have been announced.

The winner of the $30,000 Nita B Kibble Literary Award, which recognises the work of an established Australian female writer, is The Beloved by Annah Faulkner (Picador). The Beloved was selected from a shortlist of three titles, which also included Like a House on Fire by Cate Kennedy (Scribe) and Questions of Travel by Michelle de Kretser (A&U).

The $5000 Dobbie Award, which recognises the work of a first-published Australian female writer, was presented to Toyo: A Memoir by Lily Chan (Black Inc.). Chan’s book was also selected from a shortlist of three titles, which included Floundering by Romy Ash (Text) and The Burial by Courtney Collins (A&U).

Last year’s Kibble Award was presented to Five Bells by Gail Jones (Vintage). The 2012 Dobbie Award was presented to Past the Shallows by Favel Parrett (Hachette).

For more information about the Kibble and Dobbie Literary Awards, click here.

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