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2011 Commonwealth Writers Prize has announced its regional shortlists. The winners of the Best Book and Best First Book awards from each of the four regions will go on to compete against each other at the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize’s final programme to be held at Sydney Writers’ Festival from 16-22 May. Continue reading
Whooooooooooooops………..I almost missed this one out.
This year, Prime Minister’s Literary Awards were announced a while ago but I don’t think it’s too late to let everyone know Continue reading
The 1st Wed Reading Group discussed ‘The slap‘ by Australian writer Christos Tsiolkas. The book won 2009 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book, shortlisted for 2009 Miles Franklin Literary Awards and longlisted for Man Booker 2010. It was a good discussion about it. Val sent me the group notes to share with others. Continue reading
“The Finkler question” written by Howard Jacobson, published by Bloomsbury, has won this year’s Man Booker Prize. Continue reading
Yesterday, Nobel Prize has announced Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa won the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature. Continue reading