When talking about reading diversity, the International IMPAC Dublin Award truly reflects the fiction works from world literature for the past 20 years. Nominated by public libraries around the world, the IMPAC Award is presented annually for a fiction work written in English or translated into English. The Award is an initiative of Dublin City Council the municipal government of Dublin which now retains full ownership of the award. The Award aims to promote excellence in world literature.
Category Archives: Awards & Prize Lists
2015 CBCA Awards Shortlist
The Children’s Book Council of Australia has announced its 2015 Book of the Year shortlist for children and young adults.
This year The CBCA celebrates its 70th anniversary and it certainly has made its mark in the children’s literary landscape in Australia.
Please follow this link to see the full list of titles. Parramatta City Library welcomes you to reserve those titles and also invite you and your kids to participate our library’s reading activities.
Quick News – 2015 Hugo Awards Finalists
The Hugo awards have presented the world best science fiction titles and this year’s finalists have been announced recently. Worldcon, World Science Fiction Convention, will decide the winners for each category. You can go to the following link to find the all finalists for each category.
http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2015-hugo-awards/
(Please note : “Hugo Award” and The Hugo Award Logo are service marks of the World Science Fiction Society, an unincorporated literary society.)
Miles Franklin Literary Award – the longlist 2015
The long waited Miles Franklin Literary Award longlist has been announced. This year women writers make the majority of the list. Continue reading
Baileys Women’s Prize For Fiction Longlist 2015
Bailey Prizes (Orange) has announced its fiction longlist. Parramatta City Library has all titles for loan.