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The shortlists for this year’s NSW Premier’s Literary Awards have been announced, featuring some of Australia’s most celebrated writers and young up and comers. How many have you read? CHRISTINA STEAD PRIZE FOR FICTION * Ceridwen Dovey – Only the Animals (More…) * Elizabeth Harrower – In Certain Circles (More…) * Sonya Hartnett – Golden Boys (More... Read more

The shortlists for this year’s NSW Premier’s Literary Awards have been announced. In their 34 year history, the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards have honoured many of Australia’s greatest writers and most significant works. The Awards help to establish values and standards in Australian literature and draw international attention to some of the country’s best writers ... Read more

Christina Stead Prize for Fiction ($40,000) and nominees for the People’s Choice Award The Voyage by Murray Bail Frank Delage, piano manufacturer from Sydney, travels to Vienna, a city immersed in music, to present the Delage concert grand. He hopes to impress with its technical precision, its improvement on the old pianos of Europe. How could he not know his piano is all wrong for Vienna? Perh... Read more