CHRISTINA STEAD PRIZE FOR FICTION
The Secret Lives of Men, Georgia Blain (Scribe Publications)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North, Richard Flanagan (Random House Australia)
The Railwayman’s Wife, Ashley Hay (Allen & Unwin)
Questions of Travel, Michelle de Kretser (Allen & Unwin)
Game, Trevor Shearston (Allen & Unwin)
The Swan Book, Alexis Wright (Giramondo Publishing) Continue reading
Every year, we readers wait for our Aussie’s most prestigious literary award – Miles Franklin Award. As the most of those writers we’re familiar with, some of them might be relatively new, like Fiona McFarlane and her debut The night guest. However they’re all good Aussie writers. This year’s longlist has been announced recently. As for the winner, well, you can make up your own mind. Continue reading
The longlists for the 2014 Inky Awards have been announced. The awards are presented by the Centre for Youth Literature at the State Library of Victoria for local and international fiction, poetry, anthologies and graphic novels written for young adults.
http://insideadog.com.au/blog/presenting-2014-inky-awards-longlist
Romance fiction is always a major reading genre in our library as a lot people read romance for pleasure or for escape from their daily stress. Recently Australian Romance Readers Awards 2013 announced its winners. If you’re a romance reader and are wondering what to read next, then this winners’ list is certainly worth to go through. Continue reading
The 2014 longlist for one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, the BAILEY’S Women’s Prize for Fiction – previously known as the Orange Prize for Fiction – has been announced. The award celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in women’s writing, and this year’s longlist features six debut writers as well as two previous winners. Continue reading