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Another glittering award for Melissa Lucashenko, as she takes out the ARA Historical Prize

The much feted writer adds a couple more trophies to her cabinet for her acclaimed 2024 novel.

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Failure and frustration spawn success for Prime Minister’s Literary Awards winners

Six books including a debut novel and a debut poetry collection have each received $80,000 in this year’s Prime Minister’s…

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Praiseworthy indeed: Alexis Wright wins Miles Franklin Award 2024

Alexis Wright wins the most prestigious literary prize in Australia for the second time.

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Bilingual Indigenous books preserving language while storytelling

The Indigenous Literacy Foundation and the Baya Gawiy Buga yani Jandu yani u Centre have published four children's books by…

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New literary journal set to enrich Australia's cultural landscape

The new journal is driven by Writers SA with the support of the state’s three universities and Arts South Australia.

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Australian Podcast Awards announce 2023 winners

Celebrating Australia's best and most popular audio content, this year's podcast awards gave 30 gongs to everything from true crime…

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Runt: Craig Silvey’s novel heads for the big screen

Jai Courtney, Celeste Barber and Deborah Mailman are among the cast for the forthcoming Australian film.

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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.

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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…

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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…

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