Sci-fi fans, now here are something for you. The Hugo Awards, presented annually since 1955, are science fiction’s most prestigious award. The Hugo Awards are voted on by members of the World Science Fiction Convention (“Worldcon”), which is also responsible for administering them. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Literary Awards
14th Davitt Awards Shortlist for the Best Crime Books
Sisters in Crime Australia has announced its shortlist for its 14th Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women. The categories include Best Adult Novel; Best Novel Young Adult, Best True Crime Book, Best Debut Book (any category), Readers’ Choice (as voted by the 660 members of Sisters in Crime Australia) and, for the very first time, Best Children’s Novel. Continue reading
2014 Children’s Book of the Year Awards
It’s time for kids reading!
CBCA has just announced this year’s Children’s Book of the Year Awards.
Early Childhood –
The Swap by Jan Ormerod & Andrew Joyner
Eve Pownall –
Jeremy by Christopher Faille & Danny Snell
Younger Reader –
City of Orphans: a very unusual pursuit by Catherine Jinks
Older Reader –
Picture Book –
2014 RWA Awards Winners
The libraries always have everything for everyone. When we have just posted awards winning books for crime fans, now we have some romance titles to be considered. This year’s winners of the Romance Writers of Australia (RWA) Awards, known as the ‘Rubys’, were announced. Happy reading. Continue reading
#ThisBook
The Baileys women’s Prize, previously known as Orange Prize for fiction, is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world to celebrateng excellence, originality and accessibility in women’s writing from throughout the world. It has launched a twitter campaign #ThisBook in May. The aim was simple: to find out which books, written by women, have had the biggest impact on readers.
Now voted by readers through twitter, top 20 titles, written by women, have been selected as the most impacted, shaped or changed their lives. Continue reading