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10 September, 2008 Australian author Steve Toltz has been shortlisted for this year's Man Booker Prize for his novel A Fraction of the Whole 
10 September, 2008 Chris Cleave is not shy in dealing with controversial themes in his books. 
3 September, 2008 Father's Day is just around the corner and the charts are reflecting some early bird buying activity.
National Reading Day for Literacy and Numeracy Week
3 September, 2008 As part of National Literacy and Numeracy Week which kicked off yesterday, National Reading Day also coincides with Indigenous Literacy Day today (Wednesday). 
3 September, 2008 Matt Ottley has responded to criticism of his Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Picture Book of the Year Requiem for a Beast (Hachette Livre Children's Books), saying that the cover and title make it clear the book is not intended for young children.
Mackellar wins Peter Blazey Fellowship
3 September, 2008 The 2009 Peter Blazey Fellowship was announced on Thursday August 28 at the Melbourne Writers' Festival.
Text Young Adult Prize winner announced
3 September, 2008 Announced at the Melbourne Writers' Festival on Saturday 30 August, the inaugural Text Young Adult Prize went to Richard Newsome for The Billionaire's Curse 
3 September, 2008 Presented on Friday night in the Festival Club at the Melbourne Writers' Festival, the Ned Kelly Awards honour Australian crime writing.
Melbourne Writers' Festival attendances up by 40%
3 September, 2008 The 2008 Melbourne Writers' Festival wrapped up on the weekend and by all accounts has been a success. 
3 September, 2008 Indigenous Literacy Day takes place around Australia today, with many booksellers and publishers donating a percentage of their day's earnings to the Indigenous Literacy Project.
Victorian Prem's awards announced
3 September, 2008 The winners of the 2008 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were announced at an awards dinner at Melbourne's Federation Square on Monday night. 
3 September, 2008 The events and book features at this year's Melbourne Writer's Festival were peppered throughout the media this week.
Bestsellers this week
28 August, 2008 The Bestseller charts are much the same as last week in that Stephenie Meyer has taken over... 
28 August, 2008 The winners of the Romance Writers of Australia Romantic Book of the Year 2008 were announced on the weekend.
LIANZA award winners announced
28 August, 2008 The winners of the LIANZA (Library and Information Association New Zealand Aotearoa) awards for 2008 have been announced.
Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize announced
28 August, 2008 New South Wales poet Angela Malone is the winner of the 2008 Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize.
Speech Pathology awards announced
28 August, 2008 The winners of this year's Speech Pathology Australia awards have been announced.
Farrer wins Crichton Award
28 August, 2008 Announced at the beginning of Book Week, the Crichton Award for New Illustrators went to Anna Walker for Santa's Aussie Holiday (text by Maria Farrer, Scholastic).
A 'fantastic' Tasmanian book fair
28 August, 2008 The Tasmanian Book Fair was held on Sunday August 24 from 10am to 4pm in Hobart as part of the Tasmanian Living Writers' Week.
Children's Book Week wraps up
28 August, 2008 This year's Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Children's Book Week wound up on Friday 22 August, having run from 16 August.
Melbourne Writers' Festival kicks off
28 August, 2008 The Melbourne Writers' Festival got off to a very successful start over the weekend, with many sell-out sessions and crowds buying books and lining up to get them signed at Readings bookshop in the Atrium at Federation Square. 
28 August, 2008 The winners of the 35th Age Book of the Year Awards were announced on Friday 22 August at the opening night of the Melbourne Writers' Festival. 
28 August, 2008 The titles shortlisted for the inaugural Indie Award have been announced.
Prime Minister's Awards date announced
28 August, 2008 Federal Arts Minister Peter Garrett has announced that the winners of the inaugural Prime Minister's Literary Awards for Fiction and Nonfiction will be revealed on 12 September. 
28 August, 2008 A special event held yesterday at the Lodge--the Prime Minister's Canberra residence--has garnered widespread mainstream media coverage for the Indigenous Literacy Project in last night's television news and on Radio National. |
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