‘Tiberius with a Telephone’ wins National Biography Award
Patrick Mullins has won the 2020 National Biography Award for Tiberius with a Telephone: The life and stories of William McMahon (Scribe). Mullins receives $25,000, while the other shortlisted authors...
Sheridan Morley Prize 2014 finalists announced
In the UK, the finalists for this year’s Sheridan Morley Prize for Theatre Biography have been announced, reports the Bookseller. The three finalists are: Stage Blood by Michael Blakemore (Faber);...
Hazel Rowley Fellowship 2014 finalists announced
Writers Victoria has announced the finalists for the 2014 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship, which is presented each year to an Australian writer for a proposed biography. The shortlisted writers and...
New biography prize named after Hazel Rowley
A new prize for first-time US and Canadian biographers has been named in memory of Australian writer Hazel Rowley. The BIO Rowley Prize is administered by Biographers International Organisation (BIO), of which Rowley...
In brief
Modjeska to present 2013 NLA Seymour lecture The National Library of Australia (NLA) in Canberra has announced that Drusilla Modjeska will deliver the 2013 Seymour Biography Lecture on Thursday 26...
‘The Two Frank Thrings’ wins National Biography Award
The Two Frank Thrings by Peter Fitzpatrick (Monash University Publishing) has won this year’s National Biography Award, presented by the State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW). Fitzpatrick’s book, which tells...
National Biography Award 2013 shortlist announced
The shortlist for the 2013 National Biography Award, presented by the State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW), has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Speechless: A Year in My...
McCamish, Williamson awarded Myer Foundation stipends
The Myer Foundation has announced the recipients of the inaugural Merlyn Myer Biography Stipends. The stipends, which are valued at $50,000 each, have been awarded to Thornton McCamish and Geordie...
Myer Foundation launches stipends for Australian biography writing
The Myer Foundation has launched two stipends valued at $50,000 each to support biography writing in Australia. The Merlyn Myer Biography Stipend, an initiative of the Sidney Myer Fund, is...
Shelf talk: Memorable memoirs
High Court Justice Michael Kirby is no stranger to the public spotlight. Although he’s only recently published his own story, he’s also the subject of a new biography, Michael Kirby:...
The Motherlode: the best books for Mother’s Day
Craft and baking books are big this Mother’s Day, but if mum prefers to curl up with a new novel or bio, there are plenty of those too. Andrea Hanke...
‘Manning Clark: A Life’ wins National Biography Award
Manning Clark: A Life (Allen & Unwin) by Brian Matthews has won the $20,000 National Biography Award, Australia's richest prize for biographical writing and memoir, announced Monday 17 May at...