We’re delighted that Luke Carman has been named one of the Sydney Morning Herald‘s Best Young Novelists in 2014 for An Elegant Young Man.

The Swan Book by Alexis Wright has been shortlisted for the 2014 Miles Franklin Awards.

Judith Beverdige has received the FAW CHRISTOPHER BRENNAN AWARD. It is an award to honour an Australian poet who has written work of sustained quality and distinction.

We’re pleased to have three titles shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards. You can read the judges’ comments below.

We are delighted that The Incredible Here and Now by Felicity Castagna has been shortlisted for the Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards in the Older Readers category.

The Swan Book continues to attract critical acclaim as it has been longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award 2014 and shortlisted for the Stella Prize.

We’re thrilled to have two titles shortlisted for the 2013 Australian Literature Society Gold Medal.

We’re delighted that Liquid Nitrogen by Jennifer Maiden was awarded the prize in the poetry category of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards and also the overall prize, The Victorian Prize for Literature. You can view the judges’ report here. Read Gig Ryan’s in-depth review for the Sydney Review of Books here. Jason Steger’s coverage of […]

We are delighted to have three authors on the shortlist this year for the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards. Fiction The Swan Book, Alexis Wright The judges described The Swan Book as: A work of metaphysical and metaphorical originality, Wright has created a world where communication flows between ghosts, animals and humans, but it’s also frighteningly […]

Pat Grant will be speaking about his graphic novel, Blue, at the Brisbane Writers’ Festival this year. Luke Beesley will be appearing as a reader in residence at the Brisbane Square Library.

Alexis Wright, Chi Vu and Lisa Gorton will be appearing at the Melbourne Writers’ Festival this year.

We’re delighted that four Giramondo authors have been shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards this year.

We are thrilled that Jennifer Maiden’s Liquid Nitrogen has been shortlisted for the Griffin International Poetry Prize.

Michael Farrell, Vivian Smith, Kate Fagan, Chi Vu, Michael Brennan, Pat Grant and Brian Castro have been recognised in major awards.

Alan Wearne’s latest collection, Prepare the Cabin for Landing, will be launched in Melbourne by Owen Richardson at Collected Works Bookshop on Thursday 14 February, 6 for 6.30pm.

We’re thrilled that Salon.com has listed Blue by Pat Grant as one of the top 10 graphic novels of 2012.