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
‘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 […]
https://slwa.wa.gov.au/whats-on/awards-fellowships/wa-premiers-book-awards/2023-shortlist
https://slwa.wa.gov.au/whats-on/awards-fellowships/wa-premiers-book-awards/2023-shortlist
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/
Jennifer Mackenzie, author Navigable Ink and Borobudur will be part of the fabulous Mathrubhumi Festivals of Letters, Kerala, India. Program at https://mbifl.com
Congratulations to Eugen Bacon! Danged Black Thing has made the honor list of the 2021 Otherwise Award – one of the biggest globally recognised genre awards. Eugen’s extraordinary collection of short stories about love and migration, gender and class, patriarchy and womanhood also made Honorable Mention, Foreword Indies Awards, Finalist Aurealis Award, Finalist Australian Shadows […]
Congratulations from all at Transit Lounge to Brendan Colley on the shortlisting of his truly cool and unforgettable debut novel. https://www.wheelercentre.com/victorian-premiers-literary-awards/victorian-premiers-literary-awards-2023/
Congratulations to Angela O’Keeffe from all at Transit Lounge on the shortlisting of her beautiful novel Night Blue. https://www.arts.gov.au/departmental-news/prime-ministers-literary-awards-shortlists-announced-2022
The judges said, ‘In choosing Revenge as our winner, we firstly discussed the almost painful sympathy we felt for the protagonist, Yannie. While other books on our shortlist were also emotionally involving, particularly the books by Down, Janson, and Wyld, we felt that Revenge edged ahead of these due to the freshness of its setting […]