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Prime Minister’s Literary Award Winners Announced

Posted on 10 December 2020

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The Prime Minister’s Literary Awards have been announced at a livestreamed event from the National Library of Australia. Congratulations to UWA Publishing. Their title Meeting the Waylo: Aboriginal Encounters in …

FNPOC in Publishing Network

Posted on 3 December 2020

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The First Nations and People of Colour (FNPOC) in Publishing Network has been launched in Australia. ‘It can be lonely and isolating being a First Nations or person of colour …

Arts and Change in Australia Survey

Posted on 1 December 2020

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A research team from Western Sydney University is investigating how people access and use the arts in Australia. In particular, researchers want to find out how the arts may have …

Image is of Helen Iles, winner Asha Rajan and judge Annamaria Weldon

Winners Announced: Bronze Quill Award for Poetry 2020

Posted on 1 December 2020

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The winner of the Bronze Quill Award for Poetry in 2020 is Asha Rajan for ‘Thirteen Ways to Count Your Chickens’. Other winners: Runner-up: Geraldine Day for ‘The Visit’ Highly …

Untapped: The Australian Literary Heritage Project

Posted on 30 November 2020

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Untapped is a collaboration between authors, libraries and researchers, working together to identify Australia’s lost literary treasures and make them available once more The project is digitising culturally important out-of-print …

ASA Survey Results

Posted on 30 November 2020

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The results of the Australian Society of Authors survey are in! More than 1400 participants responded to the survey, which included the question, What is your average annual income from …

SPN Book of the Year Award Shortlist

Posted on 27 November 2020

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The shortlist for the Small Press Network’s Book of the Year Award has been anounced. Congratulations to Charmaine Papertalk-Green, whose book Nganajungu Yagu has been included on the shortlist. Congratulations …

2020 Voss Literary Prize Shortlist

Posted on 25 November 2020

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Congratulations to Western Australian author Mohammed Massoud Morsi, whose novel The Palace of Angels (Wild Dingo Press) has been shortlisted for the 2020 Voss Literary Prize. He is among six …

2020 Colin Simpson Lecture

Posted on 25 November 2020

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If you missed the 2020 Colin Simpson Memorial Lecture (or wish to rewatch it), it is now available to watch online. Presented by Tony Birch, the 2020 lecture explores ‘The Power of …

New ASA Board Members Announced

Posted on 18 November 2020

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The Australian Society of Authors has announced four new board members. They are: Danielle Code Sophie Cunningham Kelly Gardiner Melissa Lucashenko Liz Anelli has also been re-elected to serve another …