Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Jim's Jottings: 2011 Prime Minister's Literary Awards

2011 Prime Minister's Literary Awards


Are you on the list ?       Did you enter ?
No, and neither did I.      Start preparing for next year !!
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Shortlists announced
Arts Minister Simon Crean has announced the 20 great Australian titles that have made it onto the 2011 Prime Minister's Literary Awards shortlists.
Minister Crean said being shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards is a great achievement for authors that will bring further public recognition of their writing.
The judging panels were enormously impressed by the breadth of talent displayed in this year's entries, and applauded the inventiveness, artistry and flair for which Australian creators and publishers are justly renowned.
Non-fiction shortlist
Sydney, Delia Falconer
How To Make Gravy, Paul Kelly
The Party, Richard McGregor
The Hard Light of Day, Rod Moss
Claude Levi-Strauss: The Poet in the Laboratory, Patrick Wilcken
Fiction shortlist
Traitor, Stephen Daisley
Notorious, Roberta Lowing
When Colts Ran, Roger McDonald
Glissando, David Musgrave
That Deadman Dance, Kim Scott
Young adult fiction shortlist
Good Oil, Laura Buzo
Graffiti Moon, Cath Crowley
The Three Loves of Persimmon, Cassandra Gold
About a Girl, Joanne Horniman
The Piper's Son, Melina Marchetta
Children's fiction shortlist
Why I Love Australia, Bronwyn Bancroft
Flyaway, Lucy Christopher
Now, Morris Gleitzman
April Underhill, Tooth Fairy, Bob Graham
Shake a Leg, Boori Monty Pryor and Jan Ormerod

More information about the shortlists is available from

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Writing Australia.

This item may be of interest to many -


Writing Australia.
Writing Australia is based in Canberra and aims to bring together the current five state funded writers' centres to deliver services for all writers on a national level.
Hear all about it on the Book Show:
the writers circle
the retreat
wiki based discussion spot
website coming