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Bestsellers this week2 July, 2009It's great to see a book from a relatively small publisher get top spot in the charts.
Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature 2009 announced2 July, 2009True Green Kids: 100 Things You Can Do to Save the Planet (Kim McKay and Jenny Bonnin, ABC Books) and Tuart Dwellers (Jan Ramage, illus. Ellen Hickman, WA Dept of Environment and Conservation) have been announced as joint winners of the 2009 Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature.
What's Hot in the Media 30th June 200930 June, 2009In the face of work pressure and family commitments, sleep is usually the first aspect of adult life to suffer.
Bestsellers this week24 June, 2009What is it about people these days and their obsession with vampires?
Beattie to film John Marsden's 'Tomorrow' series24 June, 2009Stuart Beattie, co-writer of the epic Australia, will make his directorial debut with John Marsden’s Tomorrow, When the War Began, first published by Pan in 1994 and aimed at young adults.
The Slap' wins booksellers' choice award24 June, 2009Christos Tsiolkas was announced on Monday night as the winner of the Nielsen BookData 2009 Booksellers' Choice Award for his multiple prize-winning novel The Slap (A&U).
2009 ABIA Awards announced24 June, 2009The 2009 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) were presented last night, Tuesday 23 June, at a gala event at Sydney's Sofitel, hosted by Tara Moss.
Winton wins fourth Miles Franklin award with 'Breath'19 June, 2009Tim Winton has won his fourth Miles Franklin Award with Breath (Penguin), which was tonight announced as the 2009 winner of the $42,000 prize.
Victorian Writers' Centre workshops17 June, 2009Writing Romance with Anne Gracie Short Course: Romance is character-driven genre fiction and accounts for a huge chunk of the international fiction market, which is why romance writers can earn a living from their writing.
Bestsellers this week17 June, 2009James Patterson and Michael Connolly duel with Stephenie Meyer this week on top of the Bestsellers chart.