2006 in Australian literature
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The year 2006 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.
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2005 in Australian literature
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2006 in Australia
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2007 in Australian literature
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For an overview of world literature see 2006 in literature
2006 in literature
The year 2006 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Literature:*Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Half of a Yellow Sun*Chris Adrian - The Children's Hospital *Martin Amis - House of Meetings...
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See also:
2005 in Australian literature
2005 in Australian literature
The year 2005 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2005 in literature.See also:2004 in Australian literature,2005 in Australia,...
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2006 in Australia
2006 in Australia
-Incumbents:*Monarch – Queen Elizabeth II*Governor-General – Michael Jeffery*Prime Minister – John Howard-Premiers and Chief Ministers:*Premier of New South Wales – Morris Iemma*Premier of South Australia – Mike Rann*Premier of Queensland – Peter Beattie...
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2007 in Australian literature
2007 in Australian literature
The year 2007 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.For an overview of world literature see 2007 in literature.See also:2006 in Australian literature,2007 in Australia,...
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Events
- South African born Nobel laureate J.M. Coetzee takes up Australian citizenship
- Australia's Prime Minister, John Howard, complains about the modern school English syllabus, stating that it is being "dumbed down"
- Peter Carey's ex-wife, Alison Summers, takes a swipe at the author, accusing him of using his fiction to settle some old scores. She refers to a minor character in Carey's novel Theft: A Love Story (called The Plaintiff) and announces she is also writing a novel, titled Mrs Jekyll
- the ABC board decides against publishing the new Chris Masters book Jonestown, an unauthorised biography of Alan Jones, a Sydney radio presenter
- the Australian Classification Review Board bans two radical Islamic books, prompting calls from the Australian Attorney-General for the Board to provide with even tougher laws
- a large treasure trove of missing papers belonging to Patrick White is revealed to the public. Contrary to the wishes expressed in White's will, his literary executor, Barbara Mobbs, did not destroy the material but kept it and has since offered it to the National Library of Australia
Literary fiction
- Passarola Rising - Azhar AbidiAzhar AbidiAzhar Ali Abidi is a Pakistani Australian author and translator. He went to school in Pakistan and later studied electrical engineering at the Imperial College London and Masters of Business Administration at the University of Melbourne...
- Candle Life - Venero ArmannoVenero ArmannoVenero Armanno is an Australian novelist. He was born in Brisbane of Sicilian parents, he received a BA from the University of Queensland, and later an MA and PhD in Creative Writing from the Queensland University of Technology....
- CompanyCompany (novel)Company is a book written by Max Barry. In 2006 it became Barry's third published novel, following Jennifer Government in 2003. The novel is set in a modern corporation.-Plot summary:...
- Max BarryMax BarryMax Barry is a contemporary Australian author. He also maintains a blog on various topics, including writing, marketing and politics... - The Resurrectionist - James BradleyJames BradleyJames Bradley FRS was an English astronomer and served as Astronomer Royal from 1742, succeeding Edmund Halley. He is best known for two fundamental discoveries in astronomy, the aberration of light , and the nutation of the Earth's axis...
- Theft: A Love StoryTheft: A Love StoryTheft: A Love Story is a novel by Australian writer Peter Carey. It won the 2006 Vance Palmer Prize, the Victorian Premier's Literary Award prize for fiction.-Awards and nominations:...
- Peter Carey - Silent Parts - John Charalambous
- Safety - Tegan Bennett Daylight
- The Unknown Terrorist - Richard FlanaganRichard FlanaganRichard Flanagan is a novelist from Tasmania, Australia.-Early life:Flanagan was born in Longford, Tasmania, in 1961, the fifth of six children. He is descended from Irish convicts transported to Van Diemen's Land in the 1840s. His father is a survivor of the Burma Death Railway. One of his three...
- Beyond the Break - Sandra Hall
- The Secret of Lost Things - Sheridan Hay
- Carry Me Down - M.J. Hyland
- Dreams of SpeakingDreams of Speaking-Themes:The novel explores the themes of the creative writing process, memory, loneliness and cross-cultural friendships.-Epigraph:"Let us sculpt in hopeless silence all our dreams of speaking" - Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet-Awards:...
- Gail JonesGail JonesGail Jones is an Australian novelist and academic.-Early life and career:Gail Jones was born in Harvey, Western Australia and educated at the University of Western Australia... - The Travel Writer - Simone Lazaroo
- The Unexpected Elements of Love - Kate Legge
- The Memory of Tides - Angelo Loukakis
- Every Move You Make - David MaloufDavid MaloufDavid George Joseph Malouf is an acclaimed Australian writer. He was awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2000, his 1993 novel Remembering Babylon won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 1996, he won the inaugural Australia-Asia Literary Award in 2008, and he was...
- UndergroundUnderground (novel)Underground is a novel by Australian author Andrew McGahan. It is set in a near-future right-wing governed Australia.-Awards:*International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, 2008: longlisted...
- Andrew McGahanAndrew McGahanAndrew McGahan is a bestselling Australian novelist, best known for his cult first novel Praise, and for his Miles Franklin Award-winning novel The White Earth.-Early life and education:... - Cricket Kings - William McInnesWilliam McInnesWilliam McInnes is an Australian film and television actor and writer.-Television:After a recurring role on A Country Practice in 1990, McInnes appeared in series such as Bligh, Ocean Girl, and Snowy before making his name as Senior Constable Nick Schultz on Blue Heelers in 1994...
- TuvaluTuvalu (novel)Tuvalu is a 2006 novel by Australian author Andrew O'Connor. It won The Australian/Vogel Literary Award for unpublished manuscripts by writers under 35.-Plot introduction:...
- Andrew O'ConnorAndrew O'Connor (writer)-Life:Born in Warragul, Victoria. He studied Arts at Melbourne University before travelling and working in central and northern Australia. Following this, he lived and worked in Tokyo and Nagano, Japan... - Ludmilla's Broken English - D.B.C. Pierre
- Landscape with Animals - Cameron S. Redfern
- CarelessCareless (novel)-Awards:*International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, 2008: longlisted *Commonwealth Writers Prize, South East Asia and South Pacific Region, Best Book, 2007: shortlisted*Miles Franklin Literary Award, 2007: shortlisted...
- Deborah RobertsonDeborah RobertsonDeborah Robertson is an Australian novelist, poet and journalist. She was born in Bridgetown, Western Australia and completed a degree in Creative Writing at the Curtin University of Technology... - The Summons - David Whish-Wilson
- The Music of Dunes - Mike Williams
- CarpentariaCarpentaria (novel)Carpentaria is the second novel by the Indigenous Australian author Alexis Wright. It met with widespread critical acclaim when it was published in mid-2006, and went on to win Australia's premier literary prize, the Miles Franklin Award, in mid-2007....
- Alexis WrightAlexis WrightAlexis Wright is an Indigenous Australian writer best known for winning the Miles Franklin Award for her 2006 novel Carpentaria....
Children's and Young Adult fiction
- Being Bee - Catherine BatesonCatherine BatesonCatherine Bateson Brisbane, Australia. She is an Australian writer.Catherine Bateson grew up in a second-hand bookshop in Brisbane. She attained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland, with a major in art history....
- Don't Call Me IshmaelDon't Call Me IshmaelDon't Call Me Ishmael is a young adult novel by Australian author Michael Gerard Bauer. It is about Ishmael Leseur, a 14-year-old boy, and his experiences in Year Nine. It won the 2008 award for children's literature at Writers' Week, Australia's oldest writers' festival...
! - Michael Gerard BauerMichael Gerard BauerMichael Gerard Bauer was an Australian English teacher but is now a full-time Children's and Young Adult author.Bauer was born in Brisbane and attended Marist College, Ashgrove before attending the University of Queensland... - A Fox Called Sorrow - Isobelle CarmodyIsobelle CarmodyIsobelle Jane Carmody is an Australian writer of science fiction, fantasy, children's literature, and young adult literature.-Biography:Carmody began work on the highly acclaimed Obernewtyn Chronicles at the age of fourteen...
- Monster Blood Tattoo: Foundling - D. M. CornishD. M. CornishDavid M. Cornish is a fantasy author and illustrator from Adelaide, South Australia. His first book is Foundling, the first part of the Monster Blood Tattoo trilogy. The second book named Lamplighter was released in May 2008...
- The Crow - Alison CroggonAlison CroggonAlison Croggon is a contemporary Australian poet, playwright, fantasy novelist, and librettist.-Life:Born in the Transvaal, South Africa, Alison Croggon's family moved to England before settling in Australia, first in Ballarat then Melbourne. She has worked as a journalist for the Sydney Morning...
- The Red Shoe - Ursula DubosarskyUrsula DubosarskyUrsula Dubosarsky is an Australian writer of fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults. She has won nine national literary prizes, including five NSW Premier's Literary Awards, more than any other writer in the Awards' 30 year history...
- Macbeth and Son - Jackie FrenchJackie FrenchJacqueline Anne "Jackie" French is an award-winning Australian author. She writes mainly children's fiction and books on gardening....
- The Harsh Cry of the HeronThe Harsh Cry of the HeronThe Harsh Cry of the Heron is the sequel to Lian Hearn's popular Tales of the Otori trilogy, first published on March 7, 2006. The novel is set sixteen years after the events of the Trilogy, and covers a period of about two years...
- Lian Hearn - Layla, Queen of Hearts - Stephen Michael King
- Red Spikes - Margo LanaganMargo LanaganMargo Lanagan in Waratah, New South Wales is an Australian writer of short stories and young adult fiction.Many of her books, including ye Young Adult fiction, were only published in Australia. Recently, several of her books have attracted worldwide attention. Her short story collection Black...
- Magic LessonsMagic LessonsMagic Lessons is the second installment in Justine Larbalestier's Magic or Madness Trilogy. It was released in 2006.-Plot summary:When a golem pulls Reason into New York, she calls Danny Galeano, Jay-Tee's eighteen year old brother, for help...
- Justine LarbalestierJustine LarbalestierJustine Larbalestier is an Australian young-adult fiction author. She is best known for the Magic or Madness trilogy: Magic or Madness, Magic Lessons and Magic's Child... - Destroying Avalon - Kate McCaffrey
- On the Jellicoe Road - Melina MarchettaMelina MarchettaMelina Marchetta is an Australian writer and teacher. She is the middle child of three daughters. Melina is best known as the author of Looking For Alibrandi. She has twice been awarded the CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers, in 1993 and 2004.- Biography :Melina Marchettaborn in Sydney on 25...
- Wildwood DancingWildwood DancingWildwood Dancing is a young adult fantasy novel written by author Juliet Marillier and published by Pan Macmillan Australia in 2006. The publication of Wildwood Dancing follows soon on the heels of previous highly-anticipated collections by Juliet Marillier : The Sevenwaters Trilogy and The Bridei...
- Juliet MarillierJuliet MarillierJuliet Marillier is a New Zealand-born writer of fantasy, especially historical fantasy. She currently lives in Western Australia. While Marillier writes mostly for adults, her recent books have included Cybele's Secret, a sequel to her novel for young adults Wildwood Dancing. Cybele's Secret won... - Circle of Flight - John MarsdenJohn Marsden (writer)John Marsden is an Australian writer, teacher and school principal. Marsden has had his books translated into nine languages including Swedish, Norwegian, French, German, Dutch, Danish, Italian and Spanish....
- The Betrayal of Bindy MackenzieThe Betrayal of Bindy MackenzieThe Betrayal of Bindy Mackenzie, is the third novel for young adults by Jaclyn Moriarty set in the north-western suburbs of Sydney, where the author grew up. The story focuses on a minor character from Moriarty's second young adult novel, Finding Cassie Crazy...
- Jaclyn MoriartyJaclyn MoriartyJaclyn Moriarty is an Australian novelist, most known for her young adult literature.-Biography:Moriarty was raised in the northern suburbs of Sydney. She has five sisters and one brother. Two of her sisters, Liane Moriarty and Nicola, are also novelists. Moriarty studied English at the University... - The Keys to the Kingdom: Sir ThursdaySir ThursdaySir Thursday is a young adult fantasy novel written by Australian author Garth Nix. It is the fourth book in The Keys to the Kingdom series, and was released in March 2006. Sir Thursday continues from the preceding book, following the adventures of Arthur Penhaligon as he attempts to retrieve the...
- Garth NixGarth NixGarth Nix is an Australian author of young adult fantasy novels, most notably the Old Kingdom series, The Seventh Tower series, and The Keys to the Kingdom series. He has frequently been asked if his name is a pseudonym, to which he has responded, "I guess people ask me because it sounds like the... - The Arrival - Shaun TanShaun TanShaun Tan is the illustrator and author of award-winning children's books such as The Red Tree, The Lost Thing and The Arrival...
- The Last DaysThe Last Days (novel)The Last Days, a horror novel by Scott Westerfeld, is a companion book to Peeps. It takes place in New York, during the end of civilization hinted upon in Peeps.- Plot summary :...
- Scott WesterfeldScott WesterfeldScott Westerfeld is an American author of science fiction. He was born in Texas and now divides his time between Sydney, Australia and New York City, USA.-Books:... - PeepsPeeps (novel)Peeps is a 2005 novel by Scott Westerfeld revolving around a parasite which causes people to become cannibalistic and repelled by that which they once loved. It follows the protagonist, Cal Thompson, as he lives with this parasite and tries to uncover a possible threat to the whole population of...
- Scott WesterfeldScott WesterfeldScott Westerfeld is an American author of science fiction. He was born in Texas and now divides his time between Sydney, Australia and New York City, USA.-Books:...
Crime and Mystery
- Undertow – Sydney Bauer
- Final Impact - John BirminghamJohn BirminghamJohn Birmingham is an Australian author. Birmingham was born in Liverpool, England and migrated to Australia with his parents in 1970.-Early life and career:...
- Better Dead Than Never – Laurent Boulanger
- The Lady Splash – Kirsty Brooks
- Inspector Anders and the Blood Vendetta – Marshall BrowneMarshall BrowneMarshall Browne is an Australian crime fiction writer.A merchant banker he has lived in Hong Kong, London, and Bhutan. He now lives in Melbourne...
- Rendezvous at Kamakura Inn - Marshall BrowneMarshall BrowneMarshall Browne is an Australian crime fiction writer.A merchant banker he has lived in Hong Kong, London, and Bhutan. He now lives in Melbourne...
- Blood On A Blue Line – Steve Caple
- The Cleaner – Paul CleavePaul Cleave-Life:Born in Christchurch, Cleave worked as a pawnbroker for seven years before he turned his full attention to being writer. He had previously written a couple of unpublished manuscripts, penning his first unpublished novel as a 19 year old, and since his earliest days at school he wanted to be a...
- The Undertow – Peter Corris
- Without Consent – Kathryn Fox
- Prismatic – Edwina Grey
- Vale Byron Bay – Wayne Grogan
- The Apricot Colonel - Marion HalliganMarion HalliganMarion Mildred Halligan AM is an Australian writer and novelist. She was born and educated in Newcastle, New South Wales, and worked as a school teacher and journalist before publishing her first short stories. Halligan has served as chairperson of the Literature Board of the Australia Council and...
- Frantic - Katherine Howell
- Diamond Dove – Adrian Hyland
- Carnies – Martin Livings
- Spider Trap – Barry MaitlandBarry MaitlandBarry Maitland is an Australian author of crime fiction. After studying architecture at Cambridge, Maitland practised and taught in the UK before moving to Australia, where he became a Professor of Architecture with the University of Newcastle...
- The Murderers’ Club – P.D. Martin
- The Betrayal of Bindi Mackenzie – Jaclyn Moriaty
- Hit – Tara MossTara MossTara Moss is a bestselling Canadian-Australian author, television presenter, journalist and former model....
- Dead Set - Kel Robinson
- A Knife Edge – David Rollins
- Behind the Night Bazaar – Angela Savage
- The Curer of Souls – Lindsay Simpson
- Upshot – John Trigger
- Equinox – Michael White
Romance
- Shadow Thief - Marion CampbellMarion CampbellFrancis Marion Campbell is a former American football defensive lineman and head coach. Campbell played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs from 1949 until 1951, where he was appropriately nicknamed "Swamp Fox"...
- Ashblane's Lady - Sophia James
- Princess of Convenience - Marion LennoxMarion LennoxMarion Lennox is a popular writer of over 60 medical romance novels. She began publishing in 1990. She has also written "tender" romantic novels under another pseudonym, Trisha David.-Biography:...
- The Valley - Di MorrisseyDi MorrisseyDi Morrissey is one of Australia's most popular female novelists. She grew up in the remote surrounds of Pittwater, north of Sydney, Australia....
Science Fiction and Fantasy
- K-Machines - Damien BroderickDamien BroderickDamien Francis Broderick is an Australian science fiction and popular science writer. His science fiction novel The Judas Mandala is sometimes credited with the first appearance of the term "virtual reality," and his 1997 popular science book The Spike was the first to investigate the...
- Monster Blood Tattoo 1: Foundling - D. M. CornishD. M. CornishDavid M. Cornish is a fantasy author and illustrator from Adelaide, South Australia. His first book is Foundling, the first part of the Monster Blood Tattoo trilogy. The second book named Lamplighter was released in May 2008...
- Druid's Sword - Sara Douglass
- Basic Black: Tales of Appropriate Fear - Terry DowlingTerry DowlingTerence William Dowling, born at Lystra Private Hospital , is an Australian writer, freelance journalist, award-winning critic, editor, game designer and reviewer...
- The Silver Road - Grace Dugan
- The Pilo Family Circus - Will ElliottWill ElliottWill Elliott is an Australian literary horror fiction writer who lives in Brisbane, Queensland.His debut novel The Pilo Family Circus was published in Australia in 2006 after winning the inaugural ABC Fiction Award...
- Prismatic - Edwina Grey
- Red Spikes - Margo LanaganMargo LanaganMargo Lanagan in Waratah, New South Wales is an Australian writer of short stories and young adult fiction.Many of her books, including ye Young Adult fiction, were only published in Australia. Recently, several of her books have attracted worldwide attention. Her short story collection Black...
- Carnies - Martin J. Livings
- The Mother - Brett McBean
- Voidfarer - Sean McMullenSean McMullenSean Christopher McMullen is an Australian science fiction and fantasy author.-Biography:McMullen has a degree in physics and history from Melbourne University , a postgraduate degree in library and information science, and a PhD in Medieval Literature...
- Blaze of Glory - Michael Pryor
- Geodesica Descent - Sean Williams & Shane DixShane DixShane Dix is an Australian science fiction author best known for his collaborative work with Sean Williams in the Star Wars: New Jedi Order series.His daughter Katelin Dix is also an author, with promising work in both teenage and fantasy fiction....
Drama
- The Rumour - Jane Malone
- Holding the Man - Tommy Murphy
- The Peach Season - Debra Oswald
- It Just Stopped - Stephen SewellStephen Sewell (writer)Stephen John Sewell is a highly acclaimed playwright, novelist and screenwriter who has produced some of Australia's most awarded plays and whose work has been widely performed both nationally and internationally....
Poetry
- The Goldfinches of Baghdad - Robert AdamsonRobert Adamson (poet)Robert Adamson is an Australian poet and publisher.-Biography:Adamson grew up in Neutral Bay and spent much of his teenage years in Gosford Boys Home for juvenile offenders. He discovered poetry while educating himself in Gaol in his 20s. His first book, Canticles on the Skin, was published in 1970...
- The Passenger - Laurie DugganLaurie DugganLaurence "Laurie" James Duggan is an Australian poet, editor, and translator.-Life:Laurie Duggan was born in Melbourne and attended Monash University, where his friends included the poets Alan Wearne and John A. Scott. Both he and Scott won the Monash Poetry Prize...
- All the Time in the World - Dennis Haskell
- Jack - Judy Johnson
- Earthly Delights - S.K. Kelen
- Phosphorescence - Graeme Miles
- The Biplane Houses - Les MurrayLes Murray (poet)Leslie Allan Murray, AO , known as Les Murray, is an Australian poet, anthologist and critic. His career spans over forty years, and he has published nearly 30 volumes of poetry, as well as two verse novels and collections of his prose writings...
- A Difficult Faith - Mark Reid
- The City of Empty Rooms - Thomas Shapcott
- Urban Myths: 210 Poems - John TranterJohn TranterJohn Ernest Tranter is an Australian poet, publisher and editor. He has a long list of achievements in writing, publishing and broadcasting...
- First Names - Simon West
- Picnic - Fay ZwickyFay ZwickyFay Zwicky is a contemporary Australian poet, short-story writer, critic and academic primarily known for her autobiographical poem Kaddish which deals with her identity as a Jewish writer.-Life:...
Non-fiction
- Back from the Brink: How Australia's Landscape Can Be Saved - Peter Andrews
- The Gods of Freud:Sigmund Freud's Art Collection - Janine BurkeJanine BurkeJanine Burke, is an author, art historian, biographer and novelist. She has also curated exhibitions of historical and contemporary art. Currently, Dr Burke holds a research fellowship at Monash University....
- The Great War - Les CarlyonLes CarlyonLes Carlyon is an Australian writer, who was born in northern Victoria in 1942. He has been editor of Melbourne's journal of record, The Age, as well as editor-in-chief of The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, and has twice won the Walkley Award for journalism...
- Packer's Lunch - Neil Chenoweth
- Agamemnon's Kiss - Inga ClendinnenInga ClendinnenInga Vivienne Clendinnen AO is an Australian author and historian, anthropologist and academic.-Life and career:Born in Geelong, Victoria, Clendinnen graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1955 with a BA...
- Colonial Ambition: Foundations of Australian Democracy - Peter Cochrane
- Arthur Tange: The Last of the Mandarins - Peter Edwards
- Whose ABC? The Australian Broadcasting Commission 1983-2006 - Ken InglisKen InglisKenneth Stanley Inglis is an Australian historian.Inglis completed his Master's degree at the University of Melbourne and his doctorate at the University of Oxford. In 1956 he was appointed as a lecturer to the University of Adelaide...
- Daughters of Earth: Feminist Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century - Justine LarbalestierJustine LarbalestierJustine Larbalestier is an Australian young-adult fiction author. She is best known for the Magic or Madness trilogy: Magic or Madness, Magic Lessons and Magic's Child...
Biographies
- Rob Riley: an Aboriginal Leader's Quest for Justice - Quentin Beresford
- Days Like These - Michael Gurr
- Things I Didn't Know - Robert HughesRobert Hughes (critic)Robert Studley Forrest Hughes, AO is an Australian-born art critic, writer and television documentary maker who has resided in New York since 1970.-Early life:...
- Learning to Dance - Elizabeth JolleyElizabeth JolleyMonica Elizabeth Jolley AO was an English-born writer who settled in Western Australia in the late 1950s. She was 53 when her first book was published, and she went on to publish fifteen novels , four short story collections and three non-fiction books, publishing well into her 70s and achieving...
& Caroline Lurie - Ida Leeson: A Life - Sylvia Martin
- Jonestown: The Power and the Myth of Alan Jones - Chris MastersChris MastersChristopher Todd Mordetzky is an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Chris Masters. He is best known for his tenure with WWE.-Early career:...
- Unpolished Gem - Alice Pung
Lifetime achievement
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| Patrick White Award Patrick White Award The Patrick White Award is an annual literary prize established by Patrick White. White used his 1973 Nobel Prize in Literature award to establish a trust for this prize.... |
Morris Lurie Morris Lurie Morris Lurie is an Australian writer of comic novels, short stories, essays, plays, and children's books. His work focuses on the comic mishaps of Jewish-Australian men of Lurie's generation, who are invariably jazz fans.-Biography:Lurie was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1938, to Arie and... |
International
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| Commonwealth Writers' Prize Commonwealth Writers' Prize Commonwealth Writers is an initiative by the Commonwealth Foundation to unearth, develop and promote the best new fiction from across the Commonwealth. It's flagship are two literary awards and a website... |
Best Novel | Kate Grenville Kate Grenville Kate Grenville is one of Australia's best-known authors. She's published nine novels, a collection of short stories, and four books about the writing process.... |
The Secret River The Secret River The Secret River, written by Kate Grenville in 2005, is a historical fiction about an early 19th century Englishman transported to Australia for theft. The story explores what may have happened when Europeans colonised land already inhabited by Aboriginal people. The book is also one of careful... |
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National
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| ABC Fiction Award ABC Fiction Award The ABC Fiction Award was an Australian literary award presented annually to the best, original, unpublished, adult fiction manuscript, written by an Australian resident over the age of 18. It was launched in 2005... |
Will Elliott Will Elliott Will Elliott is an Australian literary horror fiction writer who lives in Brisbane, Queensland.His debut novel The Pilo Family Circus was published in Australia in 2006 after winning the inaugural ABC Fiction Award... |
The Pilo Family Circus | ABC Books | |
| The Age Book of the Year The Age Book of the Year The Age Book of the Year Awards are annual literary awards presented by Melbourne's The Age newspaper. The awards were first presented in 1974. Since 1998 they have been presented as part of the Melbourne Writers Festival... |
Fiction | Christos Tsiolkas Christos Tsiolkas -Biography:He was born and grew up in Melbourne and was educated at Blackburn High School and the University of Melbourne where he completed an Arts Degree in 1987. www.austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 2007-07-22. He edited the student newspaper Farrago in 1988.... |
Dead Europe | Vintage Vintage Books Vintage Books is a publishing imprint founded in 1954 by Alfred A. Knopf. Its publishing list includes world literature, fiction, and non-fiction... |
| ALS Gold Medal ALS Gold Medal The Australian Literature Society Gold Medal is awarded annually by the Association for the Study of Australian Literature for “an outstanding literary work in the preceding calendar year.” From 1928 to 1974 it was awarded by the Australian Literature Society, then from 1983 by the Association for... |
Gregory Day Gregory Day -Life:Gregory Day is a writer, poet and musician based in Victoria, Australia. He is a founding director of the art, music & publishing collective, Merrijig Word & Sound Co. http://www.merrijigwordandsound.com/-Awards and nominations:... |
The Patron Saint of Eels | Picador Picador (imprint) Picador is an imprint of Pan Macmillan in the United Kingdom and Australia and of Macmillan Publishing in the United States. Both companies are owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group.... |
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| The Australian/Vogel Literary Award The Australian/Vogel Literary Award The Australian/Vogel Literary Award is an Australian literary award for unpublished manuscripts by writers under the age of 35. The prize money, currently A$20,000, is the richest and most prestigious award for an unpublished manuscript in Australia... |
Belinda Castles Belinda Castles Belinda Castles is an English-born Australian novelist. The River Baptists, for which she won the 2006 Australian/Vogel Award, is her second novel; her first was Falling Woman.-Life:... |
The River Baptists | Allen and Unwin | |
| Colin Roderick Award Colin Roderick Award The Colin Roderick Award is presented annually by the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies at Queensland's James Cook University for "the best book published in Australia which deals with any aspect of Australian life". It was first presented in 1967 and currently has a prize of A$10,000.... |
Peter Temple Peter Temple Peter Temple is an Australian crime fiction writer.Formerly a journalist and journalism lecturer, Temple turned to fiction writing in the 1990s. His Jack Irish novels are set in Melbourne, Australia, and feature an unusual lawyer-gambler protagonist... |
The Broken Shore The Broken Shore The Broken Shore is a Duncan Lawrie Dagger award winning novel by Australian author Peter Temple.-Plot Summary:The novel's central character is Joe Cashin, a Melbourne homicide detective. Following serious physical injuries he is posted to his hometown where he begins the process of rebuilding... |
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| Miles Franklin Award Miles Franklin Award The Miles Franklin Literary Award is an annual literary prize for the best Australian ‘published novel or play portraying Australian life in any of its phases’. The award was set up according to the will of Miles Franklin , who is best known for writing the Australian classic My Brilliant Career ... |
Roger McDonald Roger McDonald Roger McDonald is the author of seven novels, two works of non-fiction, and a number of other works.... |
The Ballad of Desmond Kale The Ballad of Desmond Kale The Ballad of Desmond Kale is a Miles Franklin Award winning novel by Australian author Roger McDonald.-Dedication:For Lorna McDonaldwith love and thanksfor gifts of conversation, friendship, and exampleover a lifetime-External links:Reviews**... |
Vintage Vintage Books Vintage Books is a publishing imprint founded in 1954 by Alfred A. Knopf. Its publishing list includes world literature, fiction, and non-fiction... |
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| Nita Kibble Literary Award Nita Kibble Literary Award The Kibble Literary Awards comprise two awards which are presented annually: the Nita B Kibble Literary Award, which recognises the work of an established Australian female writer, and the Dobbie Literary Award, which is for a first published work by a female writer. The Awards recognise the works... |
Brenda Walker Brenda Walker Brenda Walker is an Australian writer. She studied at the University of New England in Armidale and, after gaining a PhD in English at the Australian National University, she moved to Perth in 1984. She is now Winthrop Professor of English and Cultural Studies at the University of Western Australia... |
The Wing of Night The Wing of Night -Notes:*"Dedication: For Tom"*Epigraph: "My own taste has always been for unwritten history and my present business is with the reverse of the picture." Henry James.-Awards:*Waverley Library Award for Literature, The Alex Buzo Shortlist Prize, 2006: winner... |
Viking Press Viking Press Viking Press is an American publishing company owned by the Penguin Group, which has owned the company since 1975. It was founded in New York City on March 1, 1925, by Harold K. Guinzburg and George S. Oppenheim... |
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| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards The New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards were established in 1979 by the New South Wales Premier Neville Wran. Commenting on its purpose, Wran said: "We want the arts to take, and be seen to take, their proper place in our social priorities... |
Fiction | Kate Grenville Kate Grenville Kate Grenville is one of Australia's best-known authors. She's published nine novels, a collection of short stories, and four books about the writing process.... |
The Secret River The Secret River The Secret River, written by Kate Grenville in 2005, is a historical fiction about an early 19th century Englishman transported to Australia for theft. The story explores what may have happened when Europeans colonised land already inhabited by Aboriginal people. The book is also one of careful... |
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| Queensland Premier's Literary Awards Queensland Premier's Literary Awards The Queensland Premier's Literary Awards were inaugurated in 1999 and have grown to become a leading literary awards program within Australia, with $225,000 in prizemoney over 14 categories. One of Australia's richest prizes, top categories offer up to $25,000 for 1st prize.-Fiction Book... |
Fiction | Brian Castro Brian Castro Brian Albert Castro is an Australian novelist and essayist.-Biography:Castro was born in Hong Kong and has lived in Australia since 1961. He is of Portuguese, Chinese, and English descent. Currently he is Chair of Creative Writing at the University of Adelaide.... |
The Garden Book The Garden Book -Epigraph:Also a used bookstore, plant and gift store and coffeeshop in the city of San Diego, Calif. for at least a ten-year period between 1990 and finally closing in 2003.-Awards:*Miles Franklin Literary Award, 2006: shortlisted... |
Giramondo Publishing Giramondo Publishing Giramondo Publishing is an Australian small press. It is a publisher of Australian literary writing and also published HEAT magazine until its closure in 2011.... |
| South Australian Premier's Awards | Fiction | Gail Jones Gail Jones Gail Jones is an Australian novelist and academic.-Early life and career:Gail Jones was born in Harvey, Western Australia and educated at the University of Western Australia... |
Sixty Lights Sixty Lights -Awards:*Man Booker Prize, 2004: longlisted*Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, Fiction, 2004: winner*Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, Premier's Prize, 2004: winner... |
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| Victorian Premier's Literary Award Victorian Premier's Literary Award The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were created by the Victorian Governmentwith the aim of raising the profile of contemporary creative writing and Australia's publishing industry.... |
Fiction | Peter Carey | Theft: A Love Story Theft: A Love Story Theft: A Love Story is a novel by Australian writer Peter Carey. It won the 2006 Vance Palmer Prize, the Victorian Premier's Literary Award prize for fiction.-Awards and nominations:... |
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| Western Australian Premier's Book Awards Western Australian Premier's Book Awards The Western Australian Premier's Book Awards is an award for books, scripts, digital narrative and a People's Choice. Awards are provided by the Government of Western Australia, and the awards process is managed by the State Library of Western Australia... |
Fiction | Carrie Tiffany Carrie Tiffany Carrie Tiffany is an English-born Australian novelist and former park ranger.-Biography:Tiffany was born in West Yorkshire and migrated to Australia with her family in the early 1970s. She grew up in Perth, Western Australia... |
Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living | Picador Picador (imprint) Picador is an imprint of Pan Macmillan in the United Kingdom and Australia and of Macmillan Publishing in the United States. Both companies are owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group.... |
National
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| Children's Book of the Year Award Children's Book Council of Australia The Children's Book Council of Australia is a not for profit organisation which aims to engage the community with literature for young Australians. The CBCA presents annual awards for books of literary merit, for outstanding contribution to Australian children's literature.-Awards:The first... |
Older Readers Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers The Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers has been presented annually since 1946 by the Children's Book Council of Australia . Note: from 1946 to 1986 this award was known as "Book of the Year".... |
J.C. Burke | The Story of Tom Brennan | Random House Random House Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,... |
| Younger Readers Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers The Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers has been presented annually since 1982 by the Children's Book Council of Australia... |
Elizabeth Fensham | Helicopter Man | Bloomsbury Bloomsbury -Places:* Bloomsbury is an area in central London.* Bloomsbury , related local government unit* Bloomsbury, New Jersey, New Jersey, USA* Bloomsbury , listed on the NRHP in Maryland... |
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| Picture Book Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book The Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book has been presented annually since 1955 by the Children's Book Council of Australia .The Award "will be made to outstanding books of the Picture Book genre in which the author and illustrator achieve artistic and literary unity, or, in wordless... |
Colin Thompson | The Short and Incredibly Happy Life of Riley | Lothian | |
| Early Childhood Children's Book of the Year Award: Early Childhood The Children's Book of the Year Award: Early Childhood has been presented annually since 2001 by the Children's Book Council of Australia .... |
Deborah Niland | Annie's Chair | Viking Books | |
| Davitt Award Davitt Award The Davitt Awards are presented by the Sisters in Crime Australia association. The awards are presented for Australian crime fiction, by women, for both adults and young adults. They were established in 2001.-Previous winners:... |
Young Adult | Catherine Jinks Catherine Jinks Catherine Jinks is an Australian author. She has written more than 30 books for all ages, and has won many awards, including the Children's Book Council Of Australia Book of the Year Award three times, the Victorian Premier's Literary Award, the Aurealis Award for Science Fiction, the IBBY... |
Evil Genius Evil Genius (novel) Evil Genius is a novel written by Catherine Jinks and published in 2005 by Allen & Unwin, Australia. The book follows the story of Cadel Piggot, a child prodigy.-Synopsis:... |
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| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards The New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards were established in 1979 by the New South Wales Premier Neville Wran. Commenting on its purpose, Wran said: "We want the arts to take, and be seen to take, their proper place in our social priorities... |
Children's | Kierin Meehan Kierin Meehan Kierin Meehan is an Australian children's book author, teacher and choreographer.-History:As a child, Meehan wanted to be a ballet dancer or a veterinarian, but her life took a different path when she discovered she did not like wearing pointe shoes and was afraid of animals... |
In the Monkey Forest | Penguin Books Penguin Books Penguin Books is a publisher founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane and V.K. Krishna Menon. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Penguin's success demonstrated that large... |
| Young People's | Ursula Dubosarsky Ursula Dubosarsky Ursula Dubosarsky is an Australian writer of fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults. She has won nine national literary prizes, including five NSW Premier's Literary Awards, more than any other writer in the Awards' 30 year history... |
Theodora's Gift | Penguin Books Penguin Books Penguin Books is a publisher founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane and V.K. Krishna Menon. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Penguin's success demonstrated that large... |
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| Queensland Premier's Literary Awards Queensland Premier's Literary Awards The Queensland Premier's Literary Awards were inaugurated in 1999 and have grown to become a leading literary awards program within Australia, with $225,000 in prizemoney over 14 categories. One of Australia's richest prizes, top categories offer up to $25,000 for 1st prize.-Fiction Book... |
Children's | Martine Murray Martine Murray Martine Murray is an Australian author and illustrator, currently residing in Melbourne. She has written many critically acclaimed books, including How to Make a Bird, winner of the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards Young Adult award in 2004, and The Slightly True Story of Cedar B... |
The Slightly Bruised Glory of Cedar B. Hartley | Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin, formerly a major British publishing house, is now an independent book publisher and distributor based in Australia. The Australian directors have been the sole owners of the Allen & Unwin name since effecting a management buy out at the time the UK parent company, Unwin Hyman, was... |
| Young Adult | Ursula Dubosarsky Ursula Dubosarsky Ursula Dubosarsky is an Australian writer of fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults. She has won nine national literary prizes, including five NSW Premier's Literary Awards, more than any other writer in the Awards' 30 year history... |
The Red Shoe | Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin, formerly a major British publishing house, is now an independent book publisher and distributor based in Australia. The Australian directors have been the sole owners of the Allen & Unwin name since effecting a management buy out at the time the UK parent company, Unwin Hyman, was... |
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| South Australian Premier's Awards | Children's | Barry Jonsberg Barry Jonsberg Barry Jonsberg is an Australian author and teacher who was born in Liverpool. He earned two degrees in English and Psychology from Liverpool University and was a college lecturer in Crewe, Cheshire before moving to Australia in 1999.... |
It's Not All About you, Calma! | Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin, formerly a major British publishing house, is now an independent book publisher and distributor based in Australia. The Australian directors have been the sole owners of the Allen & Unwin name since effecting a management buy out at the time the UK parent company, Unwin Hyman, was... |
| Victorian Premier's Literary Award Victorian Premier's Literary Award The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were created by the Victorian Governmentwith the aim of raising the profile of contemporary creative writing and Australia's publishing industry.... |
Young Adult Fiction | Ursula Dubosarsky Ursula Dubosarsky Ursula Dubosarsky is an Australian writer of fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults. She has won nine national literary prizes, including five NSW Premier's Literary Awards, more than any other writer in the Awards' 30 year history... |
Theodora's Gift | Penguin Books Penguin Books Penguin Books is a publisher founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane and V.K. Krishna Menon. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Penguin's success demonstrated that large... |
| Western Australian Premier's Book Awards Western Australian Premier's Book Awards The Western Australian Premier's Book Awards is an award for books, scripts, digital narrative and a People's Choice. Awards are provided by the Government of Western Australia, and the awards process is managed by the State Library of Western Australia... |
Writing for Young Adults | Kirsty Murray | A Prayer for Blue Delaney | Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin, formerly a major British publishing house, is now an independent book publisher and distributor based in Australia. The Australian directors have been the sole owners of the Allen & Unwin name since effecting a management buy out at the time the UK parent company, Unwin Hyman, was... |
| Children's | Wendy Binks | Where's Stripey? | Stunned Emu Press | |
National
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| Davitt Award Davitt Award The Davitt Awards are presented by the Sisters in Crime Australia association. The awards are presented for Australian crime fiction, by women, for both adults and young adults. They were established in 2001.-Previous winners:... |
Novel | Heather Rose | The Butterfly Man | University of Queensland Press University of Queensland Press Established in 1948, University of Queensland Press is a dynamic publishing house known for its innovative philosophy and commitment to producing books of high quality and cultural significance... |
| Ned Kelly Award | Novel | Chris Nyst Chris Nyst Chris Nyst in Blackall, Queensland, is an Australian solicitor and crime fiction writer.Chris Nyst is the founding principal of Nyst Lawyers... |
Crook as Rookwood Crook as Rookwood Crook as Rookwood is a 2005 Ned Kelly Award winning novel by the Australian author Chris Nyst.-Notes:*Dedication: "To my beautiful sons and my darling daughters".... |
HarperCollins HarperCollins HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide... |
| Peter Temple Peter Temple Peter Temple is an Australian crime fiction writer.Formerly a journalist and journalism lecturer, Temple turned to fiction writing in the 1990s. His Jack Irish novels are set in Melbourne, Australia, and feature an unusual lawyer-gambler protagonist... |
The Broken Shore The Broken Shore The Broken Shore is a Duncan Lawrie Dagger award winning novel by Australian author Peter Temple.-Plot Summary:The novel's central character is Joe Cashin, a Melbourne homicide detective. Following serious physical injuries he is posted to his hometown where he begins the process of rebuilding... |
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| First novel | Wendy James Wendy James Wendy James is an English singer-songwriter most notable for her work with the pop band Transvision Vamp.-Transvision Vamp:... |
Out of the Silence | Random House Random House Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,... |
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Science Fiction
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| Aurealis Award Aurealis Award Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction is an annual literary award for Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. Only Australians are eligible for the award.-History:... |
Novel | Damien Broderick Damien Broderick Damien Francis Broderick is an Australian science fiction and popular science writer. His science fiction novel The Judas Mandala is sometimes credited with the first appearance of the term "virtual reality," and his 1997 popular science book The Spike was the first to investigate the... |
K-Machines | Thunder's Mouth Press |
| Short Story | Sean Williams | The Seventh Letter | "Bulletin" Magazine, Summer Reading Edition | |
| Ditmar Award Ditmar Award The Ditmar Award has been awarded annually since 1969 at the Australian National Science Fiction Convention to recognise achievement in Australian science fiction and science fiction fandom... |
Novel | Sean Williams & Shane Dix Shane Dix Shane Dix is an Australian science fiction author best known for his collaborative work with Sean Williams in the Star Wars: New Jedi Order series.His daughter Katelin Dix is also an author, with promising work in both teenage and fantasy fiction.... |
Geodesica: Ascent | HarperCollins HarperCollins HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide... |
| Novella/Novelette | Kaaron Warren | "The Grinding House" | The Grinding House | |
| Short Story | Kaaron Warren | "Fresh Young Widow" | The Grinding House | |
| Collected Work | Robert Hood & Robin Pen | Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales | Agog! Press | |
| Australian Shadows Award Australian Shadows Award The Australian Shadows Award is an annual literary award established by the Australian Horror Writers Association in 2005 to honour the best published work of horror fiction written or edited by an Australian... |
Will Elliott Will Elliott Will Elliott is an Australian literary horror fiction writer who lives in Brisbane, Queensland.His debut novel The Pilo Family Circus was published in Australia in 2006 after winning the inaugural ABC Fiction Award... |
The Pilo Family Circus | ABC Books | |
Non-Fiction
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| The Age Book of the Year The Age Book of the Year The Age Book of the Year Awards are annual literary awards presented by Melbourne's The Age newspaper. The awards were first presented in 1974. Since 1998 they have been presented as part of the Melbourne Writers Festival... |
Non-Fiction | Mandy Sayer | Velocity | Vintage Books Vintage Books Vintage Books is a publishing imprint founded in 1954 by Alfred A. Knopf. Its publishing list includes world literature, fiction, and non-fiction... |
| National Biography Award National Biography Award The National Biography Award, established in Australia in 1996, is awarded for the best published work of biographical or autobiographical writing by an Australian. It aims "to encourage the highest standards of writing biography and autobiography and to promote public interest in those genres". It... |
John Hughes John Hughes (writer) John Hughes is a Sydney-based Australian writer and teacher. His first book of autobiographical essays, The Idea Of Home, published by Giramondo in 2004, was widely acclaimed and won both the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards for Non-Fiction and the National Biography Award .-The Idea of... |
The Idea of Home: Autobiographical Essays | Giramondo Publishing Giramondo Publishing Giramondo Publishing is an Australian small press. It is a publisher of Australian literary writing and also published HEAT magazine until its closure in 2011.... |
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| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards The New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards were established in 1979 by the New South Wales Premier Neville Wran. Commenting on its purpose, Wran said: "We want the arts to take, and be seen to take, their proper place in our social priorities... |
Non-Fiction | Jacob G. Rosenberg | East of Time | Brandl & Schlesinger |
| New South Wales Premier's History Awards New South Wales Premier's History Awards The State Government of New South Wales, Australia established the Premier's History Awards in 1997. In 2005 the name of the awards was changed to NSW History Awards... |
Australian History | Richard Broome | Aboriginal Victorians: A History Since 1800 | Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin, formerly a major British publishing house, is now an independent book publisher and distributor based in Australia. The Australian directors have been the sole owners of the Allen & Unwin name since effecting a management buy out at the time the UK parent company, Unwin Hyman, was... |
| Community and Regional History | Maria Nugent | Botany Bay: Where Histories Meet | Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin, formerly a major British publishing house, is now an independent book publisher and distributor based in Australia. The Australian directors have been the sole owners of the Allen & Unwin name since effecting a management buy out at the time the UK parent company, Unwin Hyman, was... |
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| General History | R J B Bosworth | Mussolini's Italy: Life Under the Dictatorship 1915-1945 | Penguin Books Penguin Books Penguin Books is a publisher founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane and V.K. Krishna Menon. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Penguin's success demonstrated that large... |
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| Young People's | Pamela Freeman | The Black Dress: Mary MacKillop’s Early Years | Black Dog Books Black Dog Books Black Dog Books is an independent publisher and production house based in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia. They publish books in all genres but focus mainly on children's literature.-History:... |
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| Queensland Premier's Literary Awards Queensland Premier's Literary Awards The Queensland Premier's Literary Awards were inaugurated in 1999 and have grown to become a leading literary awards program within Australia, with $225,000 in prizemoney over 14 categories. One of Australia's richest prizes, top categories offer up to $25,000 for 1st prize.-Fiction Book... |
Non-fiction | Neil Chenoweth | Packer's Lunch: A Rollicking Tale of Swiss Bank Accounts and Money-Making | Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin, formerly a major British publishing house, is now an independent book publisher and distributor based in Australia. The Australian directors have been the sole owners of the Allen & Unwin name since effecting a management buy out at the time the UK parent company, Unwin Hyman, was... |
| History | Peter Edwards | Arthur Tange: The Last of the Mandarins | Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin, formerly a major British publishing house, is now an independent book publisher and distributor based in Australia. The Australian directors have been the sole owners of the Allen & Unwin name since effecting a management buy out at the time the UK parent company, Unwin Hyman, was... |
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| South Australian Premier's Awards | Non-fiction | Mandy Sayer | Velocity | Vintage Books Vintage Books Vintage Books is a publishing imprint founded in 1954 by Alfred A. Knopf. Its publishing list includes world literature, fiction, and non-fiction... |
| Victorian Premier's Literary Award Victorian Premier's Literary Award The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were created by the Victorian Governmentwith the aim of raising the profile of contemporary creative writing and Australia's publishing industry.... |
Non-fiction | Helen Ennis | Margaret Michaelis: Love, Loss and Photography | National Gallery of Australia National Gallery of Australia The National Gallery of Australia is the national art gallery of Australia, holding more than 120,000 works of art. It was established in 1967 by the Australian government as a national public art gallery.- Establishment :... |
Poetry
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| The Age Book of the Year The Age Book of the Year The Age Book of the Year Awards are annual literary awards presented by Melbourne's The Age newspaper. The awards were first presented in 1974. Since 1998 they have been presented as part of the Melbourne Writers Festival... |
Jennifer Maiden | Friendly Fire | Giramondo Publishing Giramondo Publishing Giramondo Publishing is an Australian small press. It is a publisher of Australian literary writing and also published HEAT magazine until its closure in 2011.... |
| Grace Leven Prize for Poetry Grace Leven Prize for Poetry The Grace Leven Prize for Poetry is an annual award given in the name of Grace Leven who died in 1922. It was established by William Baylebridge who "made a provision for an annual poetry prize in memory of 'my benefactress Grace Leven' and for the publication of his own work"... |
Alan Gould Alan Gould Alan Gould is a contemporary Australian novelist and poet.Born in London Alan Gould's family lived in Northern Ireland, Germany and Singapore before arriving in Australia in 1966. He completed a BA at Australian National University and a Diploma of Education at the then Canberra College of... |
The Past Completes Me: Selected Poems 1973-2003 | University of Queensland Press University of Queensland Press Established in 1948, University of Queensland Press is a dynamic publishing house known for its innovative philosophy and commitment to producing books of high quality and cultural significance... |
| Mary Gilmore Prize Mary Gilmore Prize The Mary Gilmore Prize for the best first book of poetry is given to a first book of poetry from the previous two years; prior to 1998 it was awarded annually... |
David McCooey David McCooey Dr. David McCooey, poet, critic and academic, was born in London in 1967. He moved to Perth, Western Australia, with his family in 1970. He studied at University of Western Australia , and completed his doctorate at Sydney University .... |
Blister Pack | Salt Publishing Salt Publishing Salt Publishing is an independent publisher whose origins date back to 1990 when poet John Kinsella launched Salt Magazine in Western Australia. The journal rapidly developed an international reputation as a leading publisher of new poetry and poetics... |
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards The New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards were established in 1979 by the New South Wales Premier Neville Wran. Commenting on its purpose, Wran said: "We want the arts to take, and be seen to take, their proper place in our social priorities... |
Jaya Savige | Latecomers | University of Queensland Press University of Queensland Press Established in 1948, University of Queensland Press is a dynamic publishing house known for its innovative philosophy and commitment to producing books of high quality and cultural significance... |
| Queensland Premier's Literary Awards Queensland Premier's Literary Awards The Queensland Premier's Literary Awards were inaugurated in 1999 and have grown to become a leading literary awards program within Australia, with $225,000 in prizemoney over 14 categories. One of Australia's richest prizes, top categories offer up to $25,000 for 1st prize.-Fiction Book... |
John Kinsella | The New Arcadia | Fremantle Arts Centre Press Fremantle Arts Centre Press Fremantle Press is an independent publisher in Western Australia. Fremantle Press was established by the Fremantle Arts Centre in 1976... |
| Victorian Premier's Literary Award Victorian Premier's Literary Award The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were created by the Victorian Governmentwith the aim of raising the profile of contemporary creative writing and Australia's publishing industry.... |
John Tranter | Urban Myths: 210 Poems | University of Queensland Press University of Queensland Press Established in 1948, University of Queensland Press is a dynamic publishing house known for its innovative philosophy and commitment to producing books of high quality and cultural significance... |
| Western Australian Premier's Book Awards Western Australian Premier's Book Awards The Western Australian Premier's Book Awards is an award for books, scripts, digital narrative and a People's Choice. Awards are provided by the Government of Western Australia, and the awards process is managed by the State Library of Western Australia... |
Rod Moran | The Paradoxes of Water: Selected and New Poems, 1970-2005 | Salt Publishing Salt Publishing Salt Publishing is an independent publisher whose origins date back to 1990 when poet John Kinsella launched Salt Magazine in Western Australia. The journal rapidly developed an international reputation as a leading publisher of new poetry and poetics... |
Deaths
- 12 January - Rae Sexton (b. 1936)
- 16 March - Michael Dugan (b. 1947)
- 14 April - Geoffrey Bewley (b. 1947)
- 6 July - Lisa Bellear (b. 1961)
- 10 July - Vera Newsome (b. 1912)
- 16 August - Alex BuzoAlex BuzoAlex Buzo was an Australian playwright and author who wrote 88 works.-Early life:Buzo was born in Sydney in 1944 to an Albanian-born father and an Australian mother...
(b. 1944) - 4 September - Colin ThieleColin ThieleColin Milton Thiele, AC was an Australian author and educator. He was renowned for his award-winning children's fiction, most notably the novels Storm Boy, Blue Fin, the Sun on the Stubble series, and February Dragon.- Biography :Thiele was born in Eudunda in South Australia to a Barossa German...
(b. 1920) - 22 September - Joy Williams (b. 1942)
- 3 October - Gwen MeredithGwen MeredithGwenyth Valmai Meredith OBE was an Australian author, playwright, and radio writer. She is best known as the writer of the long-running radio serial, Blue Hills.-Life:...
(b. 1907)
See also
- LiteratureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
- List of years in Australian literature
- List of Australian literary awards