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The 2011 Miles Franklin Award Shortlist
The three novels shortlisted for the 2011 Miles Franklin Award are… When Colts Ran by Roger McDonald ‘There was nothing more definite when it came to promise than the worn old earth.’ In this sweeping...
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Toni Whitmont review: The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna and other winners...
For a literary festival that was built around the theme of power, the Sydney Writers' Festival, which finished up on Sunday night, certainly packed a punch.
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2011 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards: Shortlists Announced
Arts Minister Simon Crean today announced the shortlists for the 2011 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. Minister Crean said the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards recognise the outstanding literary...
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The three contenders for the 2011 Miles Franklin Literary Award, Chris...
The Booktopia Book Guru asks the three contenders for the 2011 Miles Franklin Literary Award, Chris Womersley, Kim Scott and Roger McDonald, Ten Terrifying Questions ——————————– 1. To begin with why...
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Kim Scott wins the 2011 Miles Franklin Literary Award for That Deadman Dance
Congratulations Kim Scott WINNER: That Deadman’s Dance Judges’ Formal Comments: ‘Kaya. Writing such a word, Bobby Wabalanginy couldn’t help but smile. Nobody had done writ that before, he thought....
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Amazing Face, Bossypants and the great Zoe Foster Tina Fey face-off: review...
While Zoe Foster may be the editor of a beauty website, Tina Fey has been concerned about body image for some time. No surprise then that she has her own take on beauty, body and all that biz in...
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Winners of the 2011 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards Announced
Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Arts Minister, Simon Crean, today announced the winners of the 2011 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. FICTION: WINNER: Traitor – Stephen Daisley In the battle-smoke and...
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One of Australia’s oldest and most prestigious prizes for writing, the Miles Franklin Literary Award had its 2018 longlist announced this morning. There are eleven authors on this year’s longlist, five...
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The shortlists for this year’s Prime Minister’s Literary Awards have been announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Minister for Communications and the Arts, Senator Mitch Fifield. The Awards...
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