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‘The Darwin Poems' wins 2009 Wesley Michael Wright PrizeEmily Ballou has won the 2009 University of Melbourne/Wesley Michel Wright Prize for Poetry for The Darwin Poems (UWA Publishing). Ballou's work was...
Murnane wins Melbourne Prize, ‘The Boat’ wins Best Writing Award
Gerald Murnane was announced as the winner of this year's Melbourne Prize for Literature last Wednesday 11 November, with Nam Le picking up the Best Writing Award for The Boat...
Finalists announced for $60,000 Melbourne Prize for Literature and $30,000 Best Writing Award
The finalists for the 2009 Melbourne Prize for Literature and Best Writing Award have been announced. In the running for the $60,000 Melbourne prize for Literature for a ‘Victorian author...
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New sponsor for NZ Book AwardsThe New Zealand Post will becomes the naming-rights sponsor of the New Zealand Book Awards from 2010 after the decision of Pernod Ricard New Zealand...
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Hanrahan and Dennett become sole owners of Rockpool Publishing Lisa Hanrahan and Paul Dennett are sole owners of Rockpool Publishing after purchasing shares from Gary and Kristy Allen. Rockpool is...
Garner wins Melbourne Prize
The inaugural $60,000 Melbourne Prize for Literature, the most valuable literary award in Australia, was awarded to Helen Garner at a well-attended ceremony at Melbourne's Federation Square last week.The prize, which...