Tag Archives: Australian Literature

Our Story Winning Titles

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Librarians with Altitude

You may remember late last year and early this year there were voting sheets in the library branches where you  could vote for one book that would represent NSW in Our Story – a National Year of Reading project to come up … Continue reading →

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Children’s Laureates for the National Year of Reading

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Librarians with Altitude

Alison Lester and Boori Monty Pryor have been named as the first Australian Children’s Laureates.  This is an initiative of the Australian Children’s Literature Alliance (ACLA) and has been established in Australia to promote the importance of reading following the successful implementation … Continue reading →

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The Slap

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Librarians with Altitude

Anyone else looking forward to this starting next week? I read The Slap a while back with my book group and Dead Europe a few months ago. There are not many likeable characters in Tsiolkas’ books but he’s a very, … Continue reading →

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Australian Book Industry Awards 2011 Finalists

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Librarians with Altitude

The finalists for this year’s Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) have been announced. There are lots of book industry categories including Chain Bookseller of the Year, Independent Bookseller of the Year, Small Publisher of the Year and so on (see … Continue reading →

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The Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2011

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Librarians with Altitude

Yesterday the winners of the 2011 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards were announced by Prime Minister, Julia Gillard and Arts Minister, Simon Crean. Now in its fourth year, the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards recognise and reward excellence in Australian literature. This … Continue reading →

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