http://www.arts.gov.au/books/pmliteraryawards11/2011_shortlist
20 great Australian titles that have made it onto the 2011 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards shortlists. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non Fiction
2011 NEW SOUTH WALES PREMIER’S LITERARY AWARD WINNERS
Christina Stead Prize for Fiction
Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction
Malcolm Fraser: The Political Memoirs by Malcolm Fraser & Margaret Simons
Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
Pirate Rain by Jennifer Maiden
Ethel Turner Prize for Young People’s Literature
Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children’s Literature
My Australian Story: The Hunt for Ned Kelly by Sophie Masson
Script Writing Award
Play Award
Do Not Go Gentle… by Patricia Cornelius
NSW Premier’s Translation Prize & PEN Medallion
Ian Johnston
Community Relations Commission Award
The English Class by Ouyang Yu
UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing
Book of the Year
Malcolm Fraser: The Political Memoirs by Malcolm Fraser & Margaret Simons
Special Award
Libby Gleeson
People’s Choice Award
Lovesong by Alex Miller
Autumn Reading
Autumn Reading has been published in Parramatta City Library for a while. Although the weather in Sydney is cold, a list of recommend reading may keep you warm and comfort.
2011 Australian Vogel’s Awards
Recently Allen & Unwin has announced the winner of 2011 Australian Vogel’s Award. This award is for an unpublished manuscript by a writer under the age of thirty-five. This year the award goes to Rohan Wilson for his book ‘The roving party’.
According to Allen & Unwin The roving party is ‘A surprisingly beautiful evocation of horror and brutality, The Roving Party is a meditation on the intricacies of human nature at its most raw. ‘
Parramatta City Library will have a fast track order to get this book for its readers.
#readit2011 bookmarks for March and April
Something never read before? Love to try it? Well, there are very different themes for March and April on #readit2011. Parramatta City Library produces these bookmarks for your information.
Hapyy reading!