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CBCA Awards shortlist 2015

Call me a master of overstatement but nothing quite compares with the tension and excitement of a good CBCA awards shortlist announcement. I, like thousands of book aficionados around Australia, wait...

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Lives will change: Authors on winning the Vogel’s Award

Tonight we announce the 2015 winner of The Australian/Vogel’s literary award, and in the words of publisher Annette Barlow, lives will change! Congratulations to all of the #VogelsAward shortlisted...

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2015 Vogel’s Award winner: Murray Middleton’s When There’s Nowhere Else to Run

We’re delighted to announce that the 2015 winner of The Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award is Murray Middleton, with his collection of short stories When There’s Nowhere Else to Run. In the 35 year...

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Shortlists for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards 2015

After the recent slew of award announcements, we’re delighted to have more to share, with a number of our authors shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards. Congratulations to all those listed...

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Russell Prize for Humour Writing

We’re delighted that I, Migrant by Sami Shah and A Short History of Stupid by Helen Razer & Bernard Keane have both been named amongst Australia’s most amusing books, being shortlisted for the...

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Sofie Laguna & Christine Piper on 2015 Miles Franklin Literary Award shortlist

We’re delighted that two of our authors have been announced on the shortlist of the 2015 Miles Franklin Literary Award, congratulations to Sofie Laguna with The Eye of the Sheep, and Christine Piper,...

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Rivertime by Trace Balla wins the 2015 Readings Children’s Book Prize

We’re absolutely THRILLED TO PIECES to learn that Trace Balla’s book Rivertime has won the 2015 Readings Children’s Book Prize! Rivertime is a tender and beautifully illustrated tale of a boy and his...

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Sofie Laguna wins the 2015 Miles Franklin Literary Award with The Eye of the...

We’re absolutely thrilled that Sofie Laguna has won the 2015 Miles Franklin Literary Award, with The Eye of the Sheep – huge congratulations to Sofie! At an award ceremony at the State Library of...

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Trace Balla’s Rivertime scoops awards!

Trace Balla’s publisher and editor have to admit they felt a bit like celebs last week, as they escorted Trace across town to attend not one but TWO awards nights in a row. We are so proud of you,...

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Two winners at the NSW Premier’s History Awards 2015

We were delighted to find at the NSW Premier’s History Awards on Friday that both our shortlisted books were named winners. The Lost Legions of Fromelles by Peter Barton joint winner of the First World...

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Margo Lanagan on entering & judging the Vogel’s Award

Margo Lanagan shares great insights into what makes (or breaks) an award winning manuscript, from her unique personal experience as both an unsuccessful Vogel’s Literary Award entrant and then, later,...

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Announcing ALL of the awards shortlists & longlists!

In a super busy week for awards announcements, we’ve had shortlists for the  NSW Premier’s Literary Awards, the REAL awards, the International Dublin Literary Awards, the Man Booker International Prize...

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Charlotte Wood wins The Stella Prize and shares her reasons to write

We’re overjoyed that Charlotte Wood has won The Stella Prize with her remarkable novel The Natural Way of Things. Our staff have been HUGE supporters of this book since it first landed on our desks,...

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2016 Vogel’s Award winner: Katherine Brabon’s The Memory Artist

Congratulations to Katherine Brabon, winner of the 2016 Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award with her debut novel The Memory Artist! Katherine goes home with a copy of her newly published novel, along...

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Run, Pip, Run by J.C. Jones wins the 2016 Readings Children’s Book Prize

We’re hugely delighted that J.C. Jones’ debut novel Run, Pip, Run has won the 2016 Readings Children’s Book Prize, and are extremely proud that it is our third win in the three years of the award...

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2017 Vogel’s Literary Award Winner: Marija Peričić’s The Lost Pages

Congratulations to Marija Peričić, winner of the 2017 Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award with her debut novel The Lost Pages! Marija’s goes home with the $20,000 prize of Australia’s oldest and most...

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