What's Hot in the Media 15th April 200915 April, 2009If Steven Carroll's recent literary successes are anything to go by, it's safe to say that leaving behind his previous careers in teaching, music and lecturing in order to write on a full-time basis was a good move.
What's Hot in the Media 8th April 20098 April, 2009Two local titles hit the top of the Most Mentioned chart this week.
What's Hot in the Media 31st March 200931 March, 2009It's no surprise that David Malouf's Ransom was top of the Most Mentioned chart this week--it's his first novel in ten years, and has so far received many favourable mentions.
What's Hot in the Media 23rd March 200923 March, 2009Eva Hornung--formally known as Eva Sallis--has topped the MX chart with her new book Dog Boy for the third time.
Ransom by David Malouf21 March, 2009What is the essence of good, old-fashioned storytelling? War, revenge, honour and humility?
Lit-picking13 February, 2009Literary fiction continues to compel and surprise this month.
Malouf wins Australia-Asia Literary prize; Buti wins WA Prem's prize27 November, 2008David Malouf's The Complete Stories (Random House) is the winner of the inaugural Australia-Asia Literary Award.
$110,000 Australia-Asia Literary Award shortlist announced8 November, 2008The five titles shortlisted for the $110,000 Australia-Asia Literary Award have been announced.
‘Jamaica' wins Colin Roderick Award22 October, 2008Malcolm Knox's novel Jamaica (A&U) has won this year's Colin Roderick Award for ‘the best book published in Australia in the preceding year dealing with an aspect of Australian life'.
$110,000 Australia-Asia Literary Award longlist announced22 October, 2008The longlist for the Australia-Asia Literary Award, formerly the West Australian Premier's Literary Award, has been announced.
Queensland Premier's Literary Award winners announced17 September, 2008Helen Garner has followed her win at the Victorian Premier's awards by taking out the prize for fiction ($25,000) for The Spare Room (Text) at the Queensland Premier's Literary awards, announced last night by Premier Anna Bligh at the State Library of Queensland.
Video - Alex Miller and David Malouf: Readings and Conversation. Mildura (Part 2)27 August, 2008Part 2 - Alex Miller and David Malouf give readings of their work, followed by an open and wide-ranging discussion on topics as diverse as the (non-)filmability of their writing and the notion of re-writing their own work. This session took place at the recent Mildura Writers' Festival and was chaired by Joel Becker.
Video - Alex Miller and David Malouf: Readings and Conversation. Mildura (Part 1)27 August, 2008Part 1 - Alex Miller and David Malouf give readings of their work, followed by an open and wide-ranging discussion on topics as diverse as the (non-)filmability of their writing and the notion of re-writing their own work. This session took place at the recent Mildura Writers' Festival and was chaired by Joel Becker.
Video - David Malouf on Australian culture and writing. Mildura Writers' Festival (Part 2)27 July, 2008Part 2 - In this closing lecture at the Mildura Writers' Festival, David Malouf considers how Australian writing reflects the nation's soul, and what it tells us about Australian society and culture.
Video - David Malouf on Australian culture and writing. Mildura Writers' Festival (Part 1)27 July, 2008Part 1 - In this closing lecture at the Mildura Writers' Festival, David Malouf considers how Australian writing reflects the nation's soul, and what it tells us about Australian society and culture.