BWF launches creative collaboration project
The Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) is calling for submissions from creative organisations and networks to run collaborative events during the 2013 festival. The ampers&nd project is aimed at organisations such...
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Brisbane libraries to waive fees for food this Christmas City libraries in Brisbane will waive overdue fees in exchange for canned food this Christmas. The initiative last year resulted in...
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NLA announces new curatorship The National Library of Australia (NLA) has established the James and Bettison Treasures Curatorship, an endowed curatorship ‘established thanks to the generosity of philanthropists Helen James...
New research shows value of Queensland public libraries
New research commissioned by the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) has found that every $100 invested in Queensland public libraries by state and local governments during 2010-2011 delivered $230 of value to local...
More Queensland government libraries to close
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has received confirmation that two more Queensland Government libraries will be closed and the staff numbers at other government libraries reduced as a result...
SLQ budget increased amid concerns for QLD government department libraries
The overall budget for the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) has been increased in the state’s 2012-2013 budget, the first budget to be delivered by the Campbell Newman government. A...
Queensland Literary Awards 2012 winners announced
The winners of the inaugural Queensland Literary Awards (QLA) were announced on 4 September on the eve of the Brisbane Writers Festival. The winners in each category are: Fiction book award...
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Brisbane agriculture, fisheries and forestry library to close The Queensland Government has announced that the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Library in Brisbane will close, reports the ABC. Minister...
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SLV team named Innovator of the Month The Learning Services team at the State Library of Victoria (SLV) has been named ‘Innovator of the Month’ by the Victorian Government’s Department...
QLA announces new people’s choice award
The organisers of the Queensland Literary Awards (QLA), the volunteer-led awards that have replaced the axed Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards, have announced a new people’s choice award, to be sponsored by...
QLA to launch crowd-funding campaign; more than 600 entries received
The Queensland Literary Awards (QLA), the volunteer-led awards that have replaced the axed Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards, will launch a crowd-funding campaign next week to raise funds to present cash...
Queensland Literary Awards receives $20,000 from CAL
The Queensland Literary Awards (QLA), the volunteer-led awards that have replaced the axed Queensland Premier’s Awards, has received $20,000 from the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) Cultural Fund to administer and...
QLD literary community concerned over Newman’s National Year of Reading position
Members of the Queensland literary community have expressed concern after learning that Queensland Premier Campbell Newman is one of the state’s ambassadors for the National Year of Reading 2012. As...
Refurbished library reopens in Rockhampton
A refurbished library was reopened at the Rockhampton campus of Central Queensland University (CQU) on 6 June by Senator Chris Evans, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research. This...
Queensland Memory Awards announced
Three awards designed to recognise the work of historians in increasing knowledge of Queensland history have been announced at the State Library of Queensland during Queensland Week (2-11 June). The...
Reality Bites Literary Festival program announced
The program for the 2012 Reality Bites Literary Festival in Cooroy on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast has been announced. The festival, which focuses on literary nonfiction, will run from 26-29 July...
Literature program for Noosa Long Weekend Festival launched
The literature program for the 2012 Noosa Long Weekend Festival has been announced. The Noosa Festival, now in its 11th year, will run from 15-17 June in Noosa Heads, Queensland, with...
QLD literary awards may continue without government support
Members of the Queensland literary community are working to ensure that the state continues to offer literary awards, following this week's shock decision by the newly elected Queensland government to cancel...
HarperCollins to donate royalties to Qld disaster relief fund
HarperCollins has announced that it will be making a 'substantial donation' to the Queensland Premier’s Disaster Fund with the royalties from Flood and A Generous Helping (Alison Alexander & Madonna...
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...