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Caroline Caddy wins Wesley Michel Wright poetry prize3 December, 2008The Wesley Michel Wright Prize in Poetry ($4000) for 2008 has gone to Western Australian poet Caroline Caddy, for Esperance (Fremantle Press).
Australians on 'NY Times' notable books list3 December, 2008There is a strong representation of Australian-affiliated authors on this year's influential New York Times Top 100 Most Notable Books of the Year.
ILP auction raises $80003 December, 2008The recent auction broadcast on 702 ABC Sydney raised $8000 for the Indigenous Literacy Project.
Victorian government arts funding announced3 December, 2008A total of $250,000 has been dedicated to literature projects in the Victorian Government's latest round of arts grants.
Territory Read Literature Award shortlist announced3 December, 2008The shortlist for the inaugural Territory Read Literature Award, celebrating Northern Territory literature, has been announced.
'American Journeys ' wins Walkley3 December, 2008Don Watson's American Journeys (Knopf) has been awarded the 2008 Walkley Award for Best Nonfiction Book.
Geoffrey Blainey (p2): Writing Australian history - A few reflections2 December, 2008In this Stephen Murray-Smith Memorial Lecture, Stephen's friend and colleague Professor Geoffrey Blainey AC speaks about the challenges and changes he has experienced over more than 50 years of writing Australian history.
Geoffrey Blainey: Writing Australian history - A few reflections2 December, 2008In this Stephen Murray-Smith Memorial Lecture, Stephen's friend and colleague Professor Geoffrey Blainey AC speaks about the challenges and changes he has experienced over more than 50 years of writing Australian history.
Richard Flanagan (p2) in conversation with Sally Warhaft2 December, 2008In this open and honest conversation, acclaimed writer Richard Flanagan talks to Sally Warhaft, editor of The Monthly, about some of the many things that have been occupying him recently: Baz Luhrmann's Australia (which Flanagan co-wrote), living in Tasmania in the shadow of Gunn's, and his new novel, Wanting.
Richard Flanagan in conversation with Sally Warhaft2 December, 2008In this open and honest conversation, acclaimed writer Richard Flanagan talks to Sally Warhaft, editor of The Monthly, about some of the many things that have been occupying him recently: Baz Luhrmann's Australia (which Flanagan co-wrote), living in Tasmania in the shadow of Gunn's, and his new novel, Wanting.