The Crying Room by Gretchen Shirm shortlisted for the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, NSW Premier’s Literary Award
https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/awards/christina-stead-prize-fiction
The Bell of the World by Gregory Day in The Guardian’s Best 25 Australian Books of the Year
Gerald Murnane’s litmus test for a story’s worth was whether it leaves an enduring image upon the mind. By this metric, Gregory Day’s The Bell of the World seared me like a branding iron. Taking place in the early 20th century in post-federation, colonial Australia, the novel follows Sarah, a young woman living an unsettled existence after […]
Serengotti by Eugen Bacon shortlisted for Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards
https://www.wheelercentre.com/victorian-premiers-literary-awards/victorian-premiers-literary-awards-2024/
Read More Hydra shortlisted for Readings New Australian Fiction Prize
Congratulations to Adriane Howell on being shortlisted for the Readings Prize for her amazing debut novel Hydra. https://www.readings.com.au/news/the-readings-new-australian-fiction-prize-shortlist-2023
An Ungrateful Instrument by Michael Meehan shortlisted for Queensland Literary Awards
Congratulations to Michael Meehan from all at Transit Lounge https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/get-involved/awards-and-fellowships/queensland-literary-awards/university-queensland-fiction-book
The Bell of the World by Gregory Day longlisted for the Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award
Congratulations to Gregory Day from all at Transit Lounge https://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/top_link_pages/news_and_media/council_news/news/2023_mark_and_evette_moran_nib_literary_award_longlist_announced
Starred Advance Review for Serengotti by Eugen Bacon in Foreword
‘The writing pulses across the page, electric with images and style. It moves between interior monologues, straight narrative, and poetic descriptions with ease, incorporating Australian slang, Swahili, Bantu, and even made-up language explanations. The characters occupy a rich linguistic landscape—and there are a lot of them, all drawn with fine detail and precision: a pair […]
Congratulations to Tracy Ryan on being shortlisted in the Fellowship category of the WA Premier’s Awards
https://slwa.wa.gov.au/whats-on/awards-fellowships/wa-premiers-book-awards/2023-shortlist
Congratulations to Alan Fyfe on T being shortlisted for the Emerging Writers Prize
https://slwa.wa.gov.au/whats-on/awards-fellowships/wa-premiers-book-awards/2023-shortlist
Hydra by Adriane Howell longlisted for The Stella Prize
Congratulations to Adriane Howell on Hydra being longlisted for The Stella Prize 2023 More at https://stella.org.au/2023/02/2023-stella-prize-longlist/