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Latest NewsA winner and a lifesaver!We're thrilled to report that Katherine Howell's debut novel Frantic has won this year's Davitt Award for best crime novel by an Australian woman. And just before accepting the award, Katherine's paramedic skills were required when a guest fainted! But Katherine came through on both counts. Sisters in Crime spokesperson, Dr Sue Turnbull, said that competition was fierce this year. 'Once again the books in contention for the adult fiction prize demonstrated the breadth and range of crime fiction currently being published by women in Australia. The books ranged from a thriller with a sci-fi edge to police procedurals and crime featuring a private eye moonlighting as a stripper but judges found Katherine Howell’s Frantic the most compelling page-turner on our fiction list.' Design a cover competition - winner announced!Congratulations to the the photographer of the winning image for the Surf Sisters design a cover competition. The competition, run by Pan Macmillan and Dolly magazine, is now closed. Check out the winners and finalists' photos, as well as comments from the judges, here. Winner of the IMPAC Award 2008Congratulations to Picador author Rawi Hage, whose novel De Niro's Game has won the 13th annual International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the world's richest literary prize valued at an extraordinary €100,000. The IMPAC award caps a whirlwind ascent to literary stardom for an author whose book was written in his third language, English (he also speaks Arabic and French). Nominated for prestigious literary prizes in Canada and abroad, De Niro's Game has so far been sold in fifteen territories and can be read in a dozen languages. The IMPAC award is not only lucrative for the author, it is especially meaningful for readers because the books selected are nominated by public libraries from around the world. Win a luxury trip for two to South Africa!To celebrate the publication of Tony Park's new novel, Silent Predator, Pan Macmillan Australia is offering an all-expenses-paid trip for two to South Africa. Visit www.tonypark.net for more details, and the chance to win this incredible trip! More News |