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Shankari Chandran wins 2023's Miles Franklin Award
Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens takes out the most prestigious literary prize in Australia.
Miles Franklin Literary Award longlist announced
11 novelists are longlisted for this year's Miles Franklin Award, presented annually and named after the author of 'My Brilliant…
Second consecutive poetry win for 2023 Stella Prize
Editor, critic and poet Sarah Holland-Batt has taken out the 2023 Stella Prize for a tender but unflinching collection on…
Small presses shine in Stella shortlist
Six ‘culture shifting’ books have been shortlisted for the $60,000 Stella Prize, which recognises the best books by Australian women.
Regional theatre company, Lab Kelpie, wins prestigious theatre award
Katy Warner's 'Reasons To Be Invisible' will be developed by Lab Kelpie thanks to the Australian Children’s Theatre Foundation and…
Vale YA author Gabrielle Williams
Simmone Howell pays tribute to bookseller, black belt and ‘neon-bright’ talent, Gabrielle Williams.
Winners of 2022 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards announced
Writers across six categories took home $80,000 each, with a focus on stories of war.
Writing doesn’t deliver a living wage says new Australia Council report
An Australian author’s average income is just $18,200 a year according to a new Australia Council survey.
To amplify diverse voices
A specialised bookstore advocates for books written by authors of colour to take up more space on our shelves.
Jennifer Down wins the 2022 Miles Franklin Literary Award
An epic novel about trauma, vulnerability and regeneration takes out the nation's top literary prize.
