ABR announces Peter Porter Poetry Prize 2020 shortlist
The shortlist for the 2020 Australian Book Review (ABR) Peter Porter Poetry Prize has been announced. The shortlisted poems are: ‘Precision Signs’ (Lachlan Brown) ‘That Wadjela Tongue’ (Claire G Coleman)...
Kissane and Ling win Peter Porter Poetry Prize 2019
The Australian Book Review (ABR) has announced Andy Kissane’s ‘Searching the Dead’ and Belle Ling’s ‘63 Temple Street, Mong Kok’ as the joint winners of the Peter Porter Prize 2019....
Plunkett receives ABR Patrons’ Fellowship
The Australian Book Review (ABR) has announced poet and critic Felicity Plunkett as the recipient of its $10,000 ABR Patrons' Fellowship. Plunkett will contribute several articles to ABR over the...
ABR announces Peter Porter Poetry Prize 2019 shortlist
The shortlist for the 2019 Australian Book Review (ABR) Peter Porter Poetry Prize has been announced. The shortlisted poems are: 'Dancing with Stephen Hawking' (John Foulcher) 'The Mirror Hurlers' (Ross...
Lucas wins 2018 ‘ABR’ Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize
US-based Australian author Madelaine Lucas has won the Australian Book Review’s (ABR) 2018 Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize for her story ‘Ruins’. Lucas was announced as the winner of the $7000 prize...
‘ABR’ announces Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize 2018 shortlist
The Australian Book Review (ABR) has announced the shortlist for the 2018 Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize. The shortlisted works and their authors are: ‘Vasco’ by Claire Aman (NSW) ‘Between...
McNamara, Burns appointed ABR Fellows
The Australian Book Review (ABR) has appointed two new ABR Fellows. ‘The current ABR Ian Potter Foundation Fellowship (the third to be supported by The Ian Potter Foundation) attracted a...
Wilkinson wins 2014 Peter Porter poetry prize
The Australian Book Review (ABR) has announced the winner of the 10th Peter Porter poetry prize. Jessica L Wilkinson won the prize for ‘Arrival Platform Humlet’. Wilkinson’s poem was selected...
Malouf named inaugural ‘ABR’ laureate
The Australian Book Review (ABR) has named David Malouf as the magazine’s inaugural laureate, reports the Age. ABR editor Peter Rose told the Age that ‘the idea is to highlight...
Piper wins 2014 Calibre Prize
Christine Piper has won the eighth Australian Book Review (ABR) Calibre Prize for an Outstanding Essay, for her essay ‘Unearthing the Past’. Piper’s essay was chosen by judges Morag Fraser...
Michau-Crawford wins ‘ABR’ Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize 2013
Michelle Michau-Crawford has won the 2013 Australian Book Review (ABR) Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize for her story ‘Leaving Elvis’. Michau-Crawford was presented with the $5000 prize at an event...
‘ABR’ editor raises concerns over MWF programming
In the July issue of Australian Book Review (ABR), editor Peter Rose has raised concerns over the Melbourne Writers Festival’s (MWF) decision to feature the London Review of Books (LRB) in...
ABR offers fellowship for performing arts article
The Australian Book Review (ABR) is seeking proposals for its eighth fellowship. The ABR Ian Potter Foundation Fellowship is worth $5000 and is for an article ‘on the performing arts’...
Goldsworthy to examine Australian review culture in ‘ABR’ fellowship
The Australian Book Review (ABR) has announced that Kerryn Goldsworthy will be the ABR Ian Potter Foundation Fellow, and will ‘write a feature article on the current state of book reviewing...
‘ABR’ patrons to fund $10,000 ‘critic in residence’
The Australian Book Review (ABR) has announced it will soon appoint its first ‘critic in residence’. Funded by the magazine’s patrons, ‘this will be an annual appointment worth $10,000,’ according...
ABR offers fellowship for essay ‘on any aspect of literary studies’
The Australian Book Review is seeking proposals for a sixth Fellowship. The ABR Ian Potter Foundation Fellowship is open to writers with a ‘significant publication record’ and is for ‘a...
Hurley wins ‘ABR’ Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize
Sue Hurley has won the 2012 Australian Book Review (ABR) Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize for her story ‘Patterns in Nature’. As reported by Bookseller+Publisher, Hurley was presented with the...
Hurley wins ‘ABR’ Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize
Sue Hurley has won the 2012 Australian Book Review (ABR) Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize for her story ‘Patterns in Nature’. Hurley was presented with the $5000 first place prize...
Rubinstein wins 2012 Calibre Prize
The Australian Book Review (ABR) and the Copyright Agency Limited has announced that Matt Rubinstein has won first place in the 2012 Calibre Prize for his essay ‘Body and Soul:...
‘ABR’ fellowships recipients announced
The Australian Book Review (ABR) has announced the recipients of its fourth and fifth Patron’s Fellowships. Jennifer Lindsay is the recipient of the ABR Copyright Agency Fellowship ‘for a substantial...