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2014 Costa Book Awards Shortlists

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The Costa Book Awards honour some of the most outstanding books of the year written by authors based in the UK and Ireland. There are five categories – First Novel, Novel, Biography, Poetry and Children’s Book – with one of the five winners chosen as Book of the Year, announced at an awards ceremony in London every January. Continue reading →

Human Rights Nonfiction Literature Award 2014 Shortlist

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The shortlist for this year’s Human Rights Nonfiction Literature Award has been announced by the Australian Human Rights Commission as part of the Human Rights Awards.

The shortlisted titles are:

The Black War: Fear, Sex and Resistance in Tasmania by Nicholas Clements (UQP)

Poetic Justice: Contemporary Australian Voices on Equality and Human Rights (Right Now)

Is There No Place for Me? Making Sense of Madness by Kate Richards (Penguin)

Missing Christopher: A Mother’s Story of Tragedy, Grief and Love by Jayne Newling (A&U).

 

Scarlet Stiletto Awards 2014 Shortlist

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Sisters in Crime has announced its shortlist for the 2014 Scarlet Stiletto Awards .

Twenty-seven short stories by 23 women have been nominated for the awards, which recognise short crime stories written by Australian women.

This year’s awards include new categories for Best Story by an Indigenous Writer, Best Story with a Disabled Protagonist and Best Story with a Political Edge.

The following authors have been shortlisted:

Loren Auder (Qld); Judith Bridge (WA); Bridey Carmel (Vic); Natalie Conyer (NSW); Vicky Daddo (Vic); Beatrice David (NSW); Fiona Drury (Vic); Kylie Fox (Vic); Suzanne Frankham (Vic); Jane Lee (NSW); Katie Mills (WA); Mary-Ellen Mullane (NSW); Melanie Myers (Qld); Julianne Negri (Vic); JM Peace (Qld); Cheryl Rogers (WA); Fin J Ross (Vic); Richenda Rudman (Vic); Angela Savage (Vic); Anna Snoekstra (Vic); Frances Sutherland (Vic); Hannah Van Didden (WA); and Sandi Wallace (Vic).

The winners will be announced soon on 21 Nov. Stay Tuned.

Walkley Book Award Longlist 2014

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The Walkley Book Award celebrates the value and importance of long form journalism, acknowledging the proud line-up of Australian writers who have taken subjects of enduring topicality and consequence from news bulletins, eye-witness reporting, investigations and historical records and provided readers with expanded factual detail, revelation and greater clarity of analysis in book form. (cited from http://walkleys.com/awards/walkleys/walkley-book-award-2/)

This year the longlist for this category is here and you can borrow or reserve any of those titles by going through Parramatta City Library’s online catalogue.

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