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...
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:...
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2011 Calibre Prize winners announcedThe Australian Book Review (ABR) and the Copyright Agency Limited have announced that the 2011 Calibre Prize will be shared by essayists Dean Biron ('The Death...
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New Collins store for SA Collins Booksellers has announced that a new Collins bookstore will open in the Adelaide suburb of Kilkenny this month. The store will be located in...
Lawrence wins ABR Poetry Prize; Hallahan, Hansen, jointly awarded Calibre Prize
Anthony Lawrence, author of Bark (UQP), has won the Australian Book Review (ABR) Poetry Prize of $4000 for his poem 'Domestic Emergencies'. Five shortlisted poems were choosen from a field...
Calibre Prize shortlist announced
The Australian Book Review has announced the shortlist for this year's ‘Calibre Prize for an Outstanding Essay'.The shortlisted works are: ‘The Shadow on the Steps' (Lindsay Barrett)‘Retreat to the Castle'...
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Goodall and Brophy joint winners of 2009 Calibre PrizeJane Goodall and Kevin Brophy are the joint winners of this year's Calibre Prize for essay writing. A joint initiative of the...
Holdsworth wins inaugural Calibre essay prize
Elisabeth Holdsworth is the winner of the inaugural Calibre Prize for an outstanding essay for her work titled ‘An die Nachgeborenen: For Those Who Come After', after Bertolt Brecht's poem...