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Latest NewsKathleen Mitchell AwardThe delightful and talented author of Ten Things I Hate About Me and Does My Head Look Big in This?, Randa Abdel-Fattah, has been awarded the 2008 Kathleen Mitchell Award, a biennial literary award that acknowledges excellence in writers under 30. Randa's new young adult novel will be published in October this year. 2007 National Literary AwardsCongratulations to Picador author Rodney Hall, whose novel Love Without Hope has won the Christina Stead Award, part of the 2007 National Literary Awards, administered by the Fellowship of Australian Writers. For more information, visit the website. Macmillan books go DigitalBooks by Macmillan’s bestselling authors such as Matthew Reilly, Di Morrissey and Andy Griffiths have been published in digital format and are being sold through a retailer for the first time in Australia. Macmillan has published 400 titles and made them available to browse, search and purchase through www.macmillandigital.com.au and www.dymocks.com.au. As part of our digital initiative, you can also buy all our print books from this site. For more information, click here (.pdf). NSW Premier's Literary AwardsCongratulations to Picador author Gregory Day, whose novel Ron McCoy's Sea of Diamonds has been shortlisted for the $20,000 Christina Stead fiction prize, part of the 2008 NSW Premier's Literary Awards. The winner will be announced 19 May 2008. Miles Franklin Award ShortlistCongratulations to Picador author Rodney Hall, whose novel Love Without Hope has been shortlisted for the 2008 Miles Franklin Award. The winner will be announced 19 June 2008. IMPAC Award 2008Congratulations to Picador author Rawi Hage, whose novel De Niro's Game has been shortlisted for the €100,000 IMPAC Award. The winner will be announced on June 12. 2008 Highlights CatalogueThe January - August 2008 Highlights Catalogue is now online. Click here to view. More News |
