Saunders wins 2013 Story Prize
In the US, the 2013 Story Prize, worth US$20,000 (A$18,160), has been awarded to George Saunders for Tenth of December (Bloomsbury). The Story Prize organisers said in a statement that the book was...
Global local: Maxine Beneba Clarke on ‘Foreign Soil’
Reviewer Martin Shaw describes Maxine Beneba Clarke’s debut short-story collection Foreign Soil (Hachette, May) as ‘vivid and unforgettable’. (Read the review here.) Shaw spoke to the author.Last year you won the Victorian...
Story Prize 2013 finalists announced
In the US, the finalists have been announced for the 2013 Story Prize, presented for books of short fiction. The three shortlisted books are: Archangel by Andrea Barrett (W W...
Australian authors longlisted for Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award
A number of Australian authors have made the longlist for the 2013 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award, one of the world’s largest prizes for short story collections. The longlisted...
Junot Díaz wins ‘Sunday Times’ short story prize
In the UK, American author Junot Díaz has won the Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Prize, worth £30,000 (approximately A$43,000), reports the Guardian. Díaz’s winning story ‘Miss Lora’, written...
Wright wins 2012 Age Short Story Award
Michelle Wright has won the 2012 Age Short Story Award, worth $1000, for her story ‘Maggot’, reports the Age. Graeme Simsion won the second prize for his story ‘Three Encounters with the...
Cartland wins inaugural Overland Victoria University prize
Literary journal Overland has announced that Tara Cartland’s story ‘Frank O’Hara’s Animals’ is the winner of the inaugural $6000 Overland Victoria University Short Story Prize for New and Emerging Writers....
Overland short story prize longlist announced
The works longlisted for the inaugural Overland Victoria University Short Story Prize for New and Emerging Writers have been announced, with the longlist of 19 heavily dominated by stories by...
‘Overland’ Victoria University Short Story Prize finalists announced
The finalists for the inaugural Overland Victoria University Short Story Prize for New and Emerging Writers have been announced. The shortlisted stories are: ‘Zone of Confidence’ (Claire Aman) ‘Frank O’Hara’s...
Hurley wins ‘ABR’ Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize
Sue Hurley has won the 2012 Australian Book Review (ABR) Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize for her story ‘Patterns in Nature’. As reported by Bookseller+Publisher, Hurley was presented with the...
Hurley wins ‘ABR’ Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize
Sue Hurley has won the 2012 Australian Book Review (ABR) Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize for her story ‘Patterns in Nature’. Hurley was presented with the $5000 first place prize...
Tiffany, Womersley shortlisted for BBC International Short Story Prize
Australian authors Carrie Tiffany and Chris Womersley have been shortlisted for the 2012 BBC Short Story Prize, which was opened up to international entries this year to celebrate the 2012...
‘Overland’ launches new short story prize
Literary journal Overland has announced a new short story prize worth $6000. The Overland Victoria University Short Story Prize will be judged by Enza Gandolfo, Overland editor Jeff Sparrow, deputy...
The Weight of a Human Heart (Ryan O’Neill, Black Inc.)
Despite the present-day profusion of literary magazines and outstanding short-story collections, the 21st century does not seem to be as hospitable to short-story writers as the 19th and 20th centuries...
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Fairfax publishes long-form journalism ebookFairfax Media has published its first long-form journalism ebook, Framed by Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) journalist Hamish McDonald, through Amazon, reports uBookish. SMH tablet editor Stephen...
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Eligibility criteria for OzCo publishing grants now onlineEligibility criteria and application details for publishing grants from the Literature Board of the Australia Council for the Arts are now available online...
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ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize winners announcedCarrie Tiffany and Gregory Day are the joint winners of the 2011 Australian Book Review (ABR) Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize. Tiffany was...
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Readings to donate 10% of profits to Readings FoundationReadings has announced that it will increase its annual contribution to The Readings Foundation, with the bookseller to donate 10% of its...
Marney wins 2010 Scarlet Stiletto
Eleanor Marney is the winner of the 2010 Sisters in Crime Scarlet Stiletto Award. The 17th Scarlet Stiletto Awards were presented by actress Nadine Garner on Friday 26 November in Melbourne.Marney...
Stead wins 25,000 Pound short story prize
NZ author C K Stead has been announced as the winner of one of the world's richest prizes for short stories, the inaugural Sunday Times EFG Private Bank short story...