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Australian author Anna Funder longlisted for inaugural Women’s Prize for non-fiction
Wifedom by Australian author Anna Funder is among the 16 books in the running for the £30,000 prize, launched last year to redress the relatively low numbers of women recognised in nonfiction prizes.
Immaculate by Australian author Anna McGahan wins The Vogel Award for Young Writers
Anna McGahan’s Immaculate is the winner of this year's The Australian / Vogel’s Award for Young Writers, which has launched the careers of over a hundred Australian authors, including Anna’s uncle, beloved Australian novelist Andrew McGahan.
The Secret River by Kate Grenville makes the list for BBC Two's Between the Covers
BBC show Between the Covers has revealed further books, including The Secret River by Sydney-born Kate Grenville, that will be discussed in its star-studded new series.
Revealed: The Stella Prize 2022 shortlist
The Stella Prize for Australian women and non-binary writers worth $50,000, has just announced its shortlist for 2022 - with the inclusion, for the first time ever, of poetry. Experimental in genre and form, these bold and compelling new works – half of them by debut authors – are in the running for the tenth annual prize.
Three Sisters - latest book from bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz
The long-awaited arrival of the latest book by international bestselling author Heather Morris is finally here! Three Sisters is based on the lives of Holocaust survivors Cibi, Magda and Livia Meller, whom Morris met when she was promoting her bestselling novel The Tattooist Of Auschwitz.