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Parish awarded Order of AustraliaThe nature photographer and publisher Steve Parish has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours list.Published 6 February, 2008 The nature photographer and publisher Steve Parish has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours list. Parish, who specialises in photography and books detailing Australia's wildlife, said he was honoured to have been awarded the medal ‘for contribution to the Australian publishing industry through nature photography' and pledged to continue to bring the story of Australian nature to the world, so people will be inspired to champion its protection. This article from Thorpe Bowker's Weekly Book Newsletter and Media Extra is reproduced by kind permission of Thorpe-Bowker, a division of R R Bowker LLC. © Copyright 2008, Thorpe-Bowker More from Book News Archive
Brisingr by the young Christopher Paolini has come up trumps in the Bestsellers and the Fastest Movers charts this week.8 October, 2008
Jones, Oliver and Smither win NZ PM's awards
The winners of this year's New Zealand Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement have been announced.8 October, 2008
Tibet objections force atlas to print in Hong Kong
Earth, the new out-sized atlas from Millennium House, has been printed in Hong Kong to avoid a possible embargo by China, Millennium House managing director Gordon Cheers told WBN.8 October, 2008
ABR announces details of John Button readers' award
The Australian Book Review (ABR) has announced the details of a new prize to commemorate John Button.8 October, 2008 
Independent booksellers of Australia have voted Tim Winton's Breath (Hamish Hamilton) their inaugural ‘Indie' Award winner for 2008.8 October, 2008 
One of Australia's favourite authors, Robert Drewe, received a number of mentions for his new collection of short stories, called The Rip, in the press at the weekend.6 October, 2008
National Young Writers' Festival
The National Young Writers' Festival runs from 2 to 6 October in Newcastle, NSW, as part of the This is Not Art (TiNA) Festival.1 October, 2008
Australian poetry slam returns
Australia's largest performance poetry competition will have poets competing for a $5000 prize and a chance to perform in the National Grand Slam at the Sydney Opera House on 4 December.1 October, 2008
Franco-Anglais Poetry Festival comes to Melbourne
From 8 to 12 October Melbourne will host the 31st Franco-Anglais Poetry Festival.1 October, 2008
As expected, Christopher Paolini's Brisingr has struck gold in the Bestsellers and Highest New Entries charts, starring at number one in both.1 October, 2008 |
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