Nunn wins 2011 Johnno award
Brisbane poet Graham Nunn is the recipient of the 2011 Johnno award, presented by the Queensland Writers Centre (QWC) for outstanding contributions to writing in Queensland. Nunn, who is also...
Nunn wins 2011 Johnno award
Brisbane poet Graham Nunn is the recipient of the 2011 Johnno award, presented by the Queensland Writers Centre (QWC) for outstanding contributions to writing in Queensland. Nunn, who is also...
Changes to 2012 PM’s Literary Awards announced
The federal government has announced a number of changes to the Prime Minister's Literary Awards for 2012. In addition to existing awards for adult fiction, nonfiction, young adult fiction and...
Changes to 2012 PM’s Literary Awards announced
The federal government has announced a number of changes to the Prime Minister's Literary Awards for 2012. In addition to existing awards for adult fiction, nonfiction, young adult fiction and...
Gray honoured with 2011 OzCo Emeritus Award
Poet Robert Gray is the recipient of this year's Australia Council for the Arts' Writers' Emeritus Award. Gray, who released his first collection of poetry in 1973, was presented with...
Kinsella shortlisted for T S Eliot Prize
Australian poet John Kinsella has been shortlisted for the 2011 T S Eliot Prize for Poetry. Kinsella's Armour (Picador) is one of 10 collections shortlisted for the £15,000 (approximately A$23,700)...
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New pop-up stores from Arcade teamDale Campisi and Michael Brady from Arcade Publications have launched a new retail venture and postal service in Melbourne, called Melbournalia. The Melbournalia stores, which will...
Adamson wins 2011 Patrick White Award
Poet Robert Adamson is the winner of the 2011 Patrick White Award. The award, worth $18,000 and presented annually, was established by author Patrick White with the proceeds of his...
Tredinnick wins 2011 Newcastle Poetry Prize
Mark Tredinnick has won first place in this year's Newcastle Poetry Prize, presented in September. Tredinnick's poem 'The Wombat Vedas' was selected from a shortlist of 23 poems for the...
2011 Blake Poetry Prize winner announced
'Via Negativa, The Divine Dark' by Robert Adamson has won this year's Blake Poetry Prize, presented by the NSW Writers' Centre and the Blake Society. Adamson's poem was one of...
2011 Blake Poetry Prize winner announced
'Via Negativa, The Divine Dark' by Robert Adamson has won this year's Blake Poetry Prize, presented by the NSW Writers' Centre and the Blake Society. Adamson's poem was one of...
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WA heARTlines festival underwayThe 2011 heARTlines festival for children's literature and illustration in Mundaring, Western Australia, was officially launched on Friday 2 September. The biennial festival, which will run until...
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Crumb pulls out of Australia visitCartoonist Robert Crumb, who was due to visit Australia as part of the Graphic 2011 festival at the Sydney Opera House, has pulled out, reportedly...
Blake Poetry Prize shortlist announced
The shortlist for the 2011 Blake Poetry Prize has been announced by the NSW Writers’ Centre and the Blake Society. Shortlisted poems include: 'Via Negativa The Divine Dark' by Robert...
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CAL celebrates 20,000 membersCopyright Agency Limited (CAL) has celebrated a new membership record this week, with 20,000 authors, publishers, photographers and visual artists now members of the organisation. This milestone...
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New name for ABR poetry prize The Australian Book Review (ABR) has announced its Poetry Prize has been renamed the Peter Porter Poetry Prize in memory of the late Australian...
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Miles Franklin winner announced tonightThe winner of this year's Miles Franklin Literary Award will be announced at an awards ceremony at the State Library of Victoria in Melbourne tonight. As...
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Printing Industries argues for carbon tax compensation In a recent submission to the federal government's Multi-Party Climate Change Committee, the Printing Industries Association of Australia has argued that the introduction...
Loney wins 2011 Janet Frame Literary Trust Award
New Zealand-born poet, printer and editor Alan Loney is the recipient of the 2011 Janet Frame Literary Trust Award, worth NZ$10,000 (approximately A$7350). Loney, who now lives in Australia, published...
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Children's book to raise money for Christchurch All proceeds from the sale of a new children's book will be donated to the Red Cross to support the rebuilding of Christchurch...