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1 October, 2008 The winners of the 2008 Australian Food Media Awards were announced on Friday September 26 in the Parkside Ballroom of the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, to an audience of 400 people. 
29 September, 2008 Two Australian stalwarts go head to head in the Most Mentioned chart this week, Kate Grenville with The Lieutenant and Colleen McCullough with The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet. 
24 September, 2008 The Bestseller charts are heavy with a swathe of Stephenie Meyer books--Twilight coming in at number three--while both 4 Ingredients, 2 and the original frugal recipe book are in first and second place respectively.
Ubud Writers' and Readers' festival program online
24 September, 2008 The Ubud Writers' and Readers' Festival is getting closer, and the full program is now available.
ETA opposes increasing study of Australian literature
24 September, 2008 The English Teacher's Association (ETA) of NSW has opposed the move to strengthen the teaching of Australian literature in schools. 
24 September, 2008 Schwartz says that early figures stand at around 35,000 copies sold over the weekend, with the title, the third in Paolini's ‘Inheritance', still selling strongly. 
24 September, 2008 This year's Brisbane Writers' Festival was an ‘unparalleled success', festival director Michael Campbell told WBN.
Vogel winner announced
24 September, 2008 A novel set in the Cold War era in Australia is this year's Australian/Vogel Literary Award winner. 
22 September, 2008 Despite copping some criticism in passionate Australian modern history debates over her last novel The Secret River, Kate Grenville is back with more historical Australian fiction. 
17 September, 2008 The titles shortlisted for this year's teen book choice Inky Awards have been announced. 
17 September, 2008 The winners of this year's Whitley Awards have been announced.
Brisbane Writers' Festival kicks off
17 September, 2008 The Brisbane Writers' Festival kicks off today in and around the State Library of Queensland and runs until September 21.
Vogel shortlist announced
17 September, 2008 The shortlist for this year'sAustralian / Vogel Award has been announced. 
17 September, 2008 Helen Garner has followed her win at the Victorian Premier's awards by taking out the prize for fiction ($25,000) for The Spare Room (Text) at the Queensland Premier's Literary awards, announced last night by Premier Anna Bligh at the State Library of Queensland. 
15 September, 2008 The winners of the inaugural Prime Minister's Literary Awards have been announced at Parliament House in Canberra. 
15 September, 2008 The wait for Peter Costello's memoirs is finally over, but the broo ha ha surrounding its release continues. 
15 September, 2008 Melbourne University Press has brought forward the release date of The Costello Memoirs to today.
Tredinnick wins inaugural Blake Poetry Prize
12 September, 2008 Mark Tredinnick, author of The Little Red Writing Book (UNSW Press), has won the inaugural Blake Poetry Prize in the Blake Prize for Religious Art.
Wallace Stevens award announced
12 September, 2008 The 2008 Wallace Stevens Award has gone to Louise Gluck.
Bestsellers this week
11 September, 2008 It's all about Stephenie Meyer again this week, although Kathy Reichs has put a dent in her domination of the Bestseller charts with Devil Bones nestling into third place. 
11 September, 2008 HarperCollins has responded to claims that it has published material offensive to the Australian Indigenous community.
Australian writer held in Thailand for offences against the crown
11 September, 2008 Melbourne author Harry Nicolaides has been arrested in Bangkok for the crime of 'lese majeste' offences against the crown.
Cowley, Mahy nominated for Astrid Lindgren award
11 September, 2008 New Zealand authors Joy Cowley and Margaret Mahy have been nominated for this year's Astrid Lindgren award. 
10 September, 2008 There was enormous excitement, energy and packed audiences talking about and celebrating Indigenous Literacy Day last week, according to Indigenous Literacy Project (ILP) manager Karen Williams. |
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