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Man Booker 40 years old in 2008The Man Booker Prize 2008 announces Chair and Judges and Man Booker Prize celebrates 40 years.Published 23 December, 2007 The Man Booker Prize 2008 announces Chair and Judges and Man Booker Prize celebrates 40 years. The Man Booker Prize 2008 announces the Chair and Judges. More » Celebrating 40 years of the Man Booker Prize in 2008. 2008 sees the 40th anniversary of the Booker Prize (now the Man Booker Prize) for Fiction, the most important literary prize in the English speaking world. As part of the 40th anniversary celebrations the Man Booker Prize website will feature a range of articles, interviews and news stories and we are planning a range of events and initiatives throughout the year including an online campaign involving the reading public. The Man Booker Prize also has a new brand for 2008 that will carry it forward into the next forty years. See it here first on the new look website. Read the news announcement of the anniversary plans for 2008. More » Read the first articles about the history of the prize in our Perspective section: The Booker Prize Story Sir Michael Caine, former Chief Executive of Booker, traces the origins of this prestigious prize. More » Hitting the Headlines The Man Booker Prize has always attracted controversy, here are some of the headlines over the years. More » How it all Began Tom Maschler, who conceived the prize, explains how it all began. More » Chairing the Man Booker Prize John Carey, twice chair of the Booker Prize, compares the difference 20 years can make in publishing. More » Don't forget you can sign up to our RSS feed to keep up to date with the latest news about the Man Booker Prize. More » And why not dip into our forum topics and join the Debate. How has the literary landscape changed over the past 40 years? More » What are your favourite memories from 40 years of the Booker Prize? More » We hope you enjoy celebrating the 40th anniversary with us in 2008. Editor More from Book News Archive
Cookbooks, sports books, Bryce Courtenay and a Clive Cussler title topping the charts this week? Must be Christmas!3 December, 2008 
The Wesley Michel Wright Prize in Poetry ($4000) for 2008 has gone to Western Australian poet Caroline Caddy, for Esperance (Fremantle Press).3 December, 2008 
There is a strong representation of Australian-affiliated authors on this year's influential New York Times Top 100 Most Notable Books of the Year.3 December, 2008
ILP auction raises $8000
The recent auction broadcast on 702 ABC Sydney raised $8000 for the Indigenous Literacy Project.3 December, 2008 
A total of $250,000 has been dedicated to literature projects in the Victorian Government's latest round of arts grants.3 December, 2008 
The shortlist for the inaugural Territory Read Literature Award, celebrating Northern Territory literature, has been announced.3 December, 2008 
Don Watson's American Journeys (Knopf) has been awarded the 2008 Walkley Award for Best Nonfiction Book.3 December, 2008 
This week's Most Mentioned books were largely Australian in theme with The Best Australian Stories 2008, Tie Me Kangaroo down, Sport and Churchill and Australia all making the top 10.1 December, 2008 
It's that time of year again when that hefty tome, the Guinness World Records (2009) boldly makes its first appearance on top of the charts.27 November, 2008
Ten Days on the Island program launched
The program for Tasmanian arts festival Ten Days on the Island, which runs from 27 March to 5 April, was launched yesterday.27 November, 2008 |
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