Lanagan, McFarlane joint winners of 2014 Barbara Jefferis Award
Sea Hearts by Margo Lanagan (A&U) and The Night Guest by Fiona McFarlane (Penguin) are the joint winners of the 2014 Barbara Jefferis Award. The prize is awarded every two...
‘All That I Am’ wins 2012 Barbara Jefferis Award
All That I Am by Anna Funder (Penguin) has won this year’s Barbara Jefferis Award, presented by the Australian Society of Authors (ASA). Funder’s novel was selected for the $35,000...
Barbara Jefferis Award 2012 shortlist announced
The shortlist for this year's Barbara Jefferis Award was announced on 8 March. The shortlisted titles are:Too Close to Home (Georgia Blain, Vintage)When We Have Wings (Claire Corbett, A&U)All That I...
Barbara Jefferis Award 2012 shortlist announced
The shortlist for this year's Barbara Jefferis Award has been announced. The shortlisted titles are:Too Close to Home (Georgia Blain, Vintage)When We Have Wings (Claire Corbett, A&U)All That I Am...
Osborne wins 2011 Barbara Jefferis Award
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) announced over the weekend that the 2011 Barbara Jefferis Award has been awarded to G L Osborne for Come Inside (Clouds of Magellan). Judges Cathy...
Osborne wins 2011 Barbara Jefferis Award
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has announced that the 2011 Barbara Jefferis Award has been awarded to G L Osborne for Come Inside (Clouds of Magellan). Judges Cathy Cole, Susan...
2011 Barbara Jefferis Award shortlist announced
The shortlist for the 2011 Barbara Jefferis Award has been announced. The shortlisted titles are:The Good Daughter (Honey Brown, Penguin)Like Being a Wife (Catherine Harris, Random House)Sustenance (Simone Lazaroo, UWA Publishing)Indelible...
‘The China Garden’ wins 2010 Barbara Jefferis Award
The China Garden by Kristina Olsson (UQP) is the winner of this year's Barbara Jefferis Award.The award, administered by the Australian Society of Authors (ASA), is for ‘the best novel...
‘The China Garden’ wins 2010 Barbara Jefferis Award
The China Garden by Kristina Olsson (UQP) is the winner of this year’s Barbara Jefferis Award.The award, administered by the Australian Society of Authors (ASA), is for ‘the best novel...
Barbara Jefferis Award shortlist announced
The Australian Society of Authors has announced the 2010 shortlist for the Barbara Jefferis Award. The award, valued at $35,000, honours Australian novels with high standards of literary merit that...
‘The Spare Room’ wins ASA Barbara Jefferis Award
Helen Garner has been awarded the 2009 Australian Society of Authors (ASA) Barbara Jefferis Award ($35,000) for The Spare Room (Text). The award, which was announced on Friday 27 March,...
Barbara Jefferis Award shortlist announced
The shortlist for the second annual Barbara Jefferis Award, worth $35,000, has been announced. The titles in the running for the prize, which is open to novels that ‘as well...
‘Feather Man’ wins Barbara Jefferis Award
Feather Man, poet Rhyll McMaster's debut novel (Brandl & Schlesinger), has won the inaugural Barbara Jefferis Award.Founded by the late ABC film critic John Hinde to commemorate his author wife, the...
Jefferis Award shortlist
The shortlist for the inaugural Barbara Jefferis award has been announced by the Australian Society of Authors (ASA).Valued at $35,000, the award will be offered annually for ‘the best novel...