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28 August, 2008 The titles shortlisted for the inaugural Indie Award have been announced.
Prime Minister's Awards date announced
28 August, 2008 Federal Arts Minister Peter Garrett has announced that the winners of the inaugural Prime Minister's Literary Awards for Fiction and Nonfiction will be revealed on 12 September. 
28 August, 2008 A special event held yesterday at the Lodge--the Prime Minister's Canberra residence--has garnered widespread mainstream media coverage for the Indigenous Literacy Project in last night's television news and on Radio National. 
26 August, 2008 American humourist David Sedaris came out on top this week - his book When You Are Engulfed in Flames received the most mentions in the media.
Harry Potter movie release delayed
21 August, 2008 Warner Bros. Pictures, the studio producing the Harry Potter films, has announced a postponed release date for Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince
CBCA Book Week kicks off
21 August, 2008 The 2008 CBCA Children's Book Week kicked off last week with the announcement of the CBCA Book of the Year award winners.
MWF sessions selling out ahead of Friday opening
21 August, 2008 With only two days until the Melbourne Writers' Festival kicks off in Federation Square, many events have already sold out, including the keynote address with Germaine Greer, which will follow the announcement of the Age Book of the Year Awards.
Tasmanian Living Writers' Week kicks off
21 August, 2008 The second biennial Tasmanian Living Writers' Week began on 15 August and runs to 24 August.
Brisbane Writers' Festival program released
21 August, 2008 The program for this year's Brisbane Writers' Festival, which runs from 17 to 21 September, has been released--with an exciting array of over 220 authors attending.
Inaugural Text Young Adult prize shortlist announced
21 August, 2008 Text Publishing has announced the shortlisted titles in its new Young Adult Writing Prize.
Melbourne named a UNESCO City of Literature
21 August, 2008 Melbourne has been named a City of Literature by the United Nations' cultural arm UNESCO.
Queensland prem's awards shortlist announced
21 August, 2008 The shortlist for the 2008 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards was announced last Thursday 13 August. 
18 August, 2008 Stephenie Meyer's Twilight has been propelled into first place in the Bestseller charts, which may well be due to the anticipation of her new title Breaking Dawn being released last week. 
18 August, 2008 A field trip to the Jawoyn region of the Northern Territory by representatives of the bookselling and publishing industry has highlighted both the positive benefits of the trade's Indigenous Literacy Day fundraising activities, and the challenges facing those working to improve literacy in the region.
CBCA award winners announced
18 August, 2008 The winners of this year's Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) awards have been announced. 
18 August, 2008 Two children's books nabbed the top spots on our Most Mentioned chart this week, one of them being Aaron Blabey's Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley.
Sydney Jewish Writers' Festival
17 August, 2008 The second Sydney Jewish Writers' Festival will be held from 17 to 19 August.
Chinese printer refuses Tibet book
17 August, 2008 A Chinese printer has refused to print Putting Queensland on the Map by Felicity Jack for UNSW Press because it mentions the China-Tibet border.
HarperCollins to publish Pink Ribbon Day editions
16 August, 2008 HarperCollins has announced it is supporting Pink Ribbon Day 2008 with the release of four Pink Ribbon Day special editions
The Australian Family Therapists' Award for Children's Literature announced
15 August, 2008 The annual Australian Family Therapists' Award for Children's Literature is awarded by the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy (ANZJFT).
What's hot in the media - 11 August 2008
11 August, 2008 Anita Heiss' new book scored a number of mentions in the media this week.
Victorian Prem's awards shortlist announced
11 August, 2008 The shortlist for the 2008 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards was announced on Friday, 8 August, by Arts Minister Lynne Kosky at the State Library of Victoria.
Bestsellers this week
7 August, 2008 Penguin’s Little Library (board books for children) is top of the Bestsellers chart this week, and Odd Hours by Dean Koontz reigns supreme in the Highest New Entries chart. |
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