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Queensland Premier's Literary Award
The Queensland Premier's Literary Awards were an Australian suite of literary awards inaugurated in 1999 and disestablished in 2012. It was one of the most generous suites of literary awards within Australia, with $225,000 in prize money across 14 categories with prizes up to $25,000 in some categories. The awards upon their establishment incorporated a number of pre-existing awards including the Steele Rudd Award for the best Australian collection of new short fiction and the David Unaipon Award for unpublished Indigenous writing. The awards were established by Peter Beattie, the then Premier of Queensland in 1999 and abolished by Premier Campbell Newman, shortly after winning the 2012 Queensland state election. In response, the Queensland writing community established the Queensland Literary Awards to ensure the Awards continued in some form. The judging panels remained largely the same, and University of Queensland Press committed to continue to publish the winners of the Eme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literary Awards
A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded Literature, literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Many awards are structured with one organization (usually a non-profit organization) as the presenter and public face of the award, and another organization as the financial sponsor or backer, who pays the prize remuneration and the cost of the ceremony and public relations, typically a Sponsor (commercial), corporate sponsor who may sometimes attach their name to the award (such as the Orange Prize). Types of awards There are awards for various writing formats including poetry and novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing (such as science fiction or politics). There are also awards dedicated to works in individual languages, such as the Miguel de Cervantes Prize (Spanish language, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 In Australian Literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2002. Major publications Literary fiction * John Clarke – '' The Tournament'' * J. M. Coetzee – '' Youth: Scenes from Provincial Life II'' * Bryce Courtenay – ''Matthew Flinders' Cat'' * Andrea Goldsmith – '' The Prosperous Thief'' * Sonya Hartnett – '' Of a Boy'' * Sarah Hay – ''Skins'' * Chloe Hooper – ''A Child's Book of True Crime'' * Kate Jennings – ''Moral Hazard'' * Gail Jones – ''Black Mirror'' * Thomas Keneally – '' An Angel in Australia'' * Colleen McCullough – '' The October Horse'' * Alex Miller – '' Journey to the Stone Country'' * Dorothy Porter – '' Wild Surmise'' * Eva Sallis – ''The City of Sealions'' Children's and Young Adult fiction * J. C. Burke – ''White Lies'' * Isobelle Carmody – ''Darksong'' * Alison Croggon – ''The Gift'' * Mem Fox – '' The Magic Hat'' * Marieke Hardy – ''Short Cuts'' * Richard Harland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carpentaria (novel)
''Carpentaria'' is the second novel by the Indigenous Australian author Alexis Wright. It met with widespread critical acclaim when it was published in mid-2006, and went on to win Australia's premier literary prize, the Miles Franklin Award, in mid-2007. Plot introduction The novel tells the interconnected stories of several inhabitants of the fictional town of Desperance, situated on the Gulf of Carpentaria in northwest Queensland. There, the Aboriginal people of the Pricklebush clan are engaged in a number of argumentative conflicts with various enemies in the community, including the white inhabitants of Desperance, the local law enforcement and government officials, and a large multinational mining operation that has been established on their traditional sacred land. The narrative chronicles the interpersonal relationships shared between three men embroiled in these disputes: the wise, pragmatic, and blunt Normal Phantom; the nomadic, overzealous shamanic practitioner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 In Australian Literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2007. Events *''Surrender'' by Sonya Hartnett, and ''The Book Thief'' by Markus Zusak are named as Honor Books in the 2007 American Library Association's Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature. *"The Guardian" newspaper from the UK reports that Borders plans to sell its Australian stores. *The small township of Clunes, about 20 kilometres north of Ballarat in Victoria, decides to try to set up Australia's first dedicated booktown. The first weekend event takes place on 20 May. *AustLit (www.austlit.edu.au), the major Australian literature resource for research and teaching housed at the University of Queensland, announces the commencement of "Black Words", a literary website specialising in Australian Indigenous writers and storytellers and their works. *Federal Education minister, Julie Bishop, announces that the Australian Government will allocate fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Castro
Brian Albert Castro (born 1950) is an Australian novelist and essayist. Early life and education Castro was born at sea, between Macau and Hong Kong, in 1950. His father was of Spanish, Portuguese, and English descent, and born in Shanghai. His mother was the daughter of a Chinese farmer and an English missionary. His first language was Cantonese Chinese, but his maternal grandmother taught him English, and he also learnt Macanese Portuguese (spoken in Macao) and French. He moved to Australia in 1961, first attending a boarding school in Sydney,at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill and the University of Sydney, after which he worked in Australia, France and Hong Kong as a teacher and writer. Career He was Chair of Creative Writing (2008–2019) at the University of Adelaide and director of the J. M. Coetzee Centre for Creative Practice there. His first novel, ''Birds of Passage'' (1983), won The Australian/Vogel Literary Award. ''Double-Wolf'' (1991) won ''The Age'' Fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Garden Book
''The Garden Book'' is a 2005 novel by Australian author Brian Castro. Epigraph ::O where is the garden of Being that is only known in Existence ::As the command to be never there, the sentence by which ::Alephs of throbbing fact have been banished into position, ::The clock that dismisses the moment into the turbine of time? ::(W. H. Auden, "For the Time Being") ::Writing letters, however, means to denude oneself before the ghosts, something for which they greedily wait. Written kisses don't reach their destination, rather they are drunk on the way by the ghosts. It is on this ample nourishment that they multiply so enormously. Humanity senses this and fights against it and in order to eliminate as far as possible the ghostly element between people and to create a natural communication, the peace of souls, it has invented the railway, the motor car, the areoplane. But it's no longer any good, these are evidently inventions being made at the moment of crashing. The opposing s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 In Australian Literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2006. Events *South African-born Nobel laureate J. M. Coetzee takes up Australian citizenship *Australia's Prime Minister, John Howard, complains about the modern school English syllabus, stating that it is being "dumbed down" * Peter Carey's ex-wife, Alison Summers, takes a swipe at the author, accusing him of using his fiction to settle some old scores. She refers to a minor character in Carey's novel '' Theft: A Love Story'' (called The Plaintiff) and announces she is also writing a novel, titled ''Mrs Jekyll'' *the ABC board decides against publishing the new Chris Masters' book ''Jonestown'', an unauthorised biography of Alan Jones, a Sydney radio presenter *the Australian Classification Review Board bans two radical Islamic books, prompting calls from the Australian Attorney-General for the Board to provide with even tougher laws *a large treasure trove of missing papers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Winton
Timothy John Winton (born 4 August 1960) is an Australian writer. He has written novels, children's books, non-fiction books, and short stories. In 1997, he was named a Living Treasure by the National Trust of Australia, and has won the Miles Franklin Award four times. Life and career Timothy John Winton was born on 4 August 1960 in Subiaco, an inner western suburb of Perth, Western Australia. He grew up in the northern Perth suburb of Karrinyup, before he moved with his family to the regional city of Albany at the age of 12.Steger, Jason (2008) "It's a risky business", '' The Sydney Morning Herald'', 25–27 April 2008, Books: p. 29 Whilst at the Western Australian Institute of Technology, Winton wrote his first novel, '' An Open Swimmer'', which won The Australian/Vogel Literary Award in 1981, launching his writing career. He has stated that he wrote "the best part of three books while at university".Steger, Jason (2008) "Its a risky business" in '' The Sydney Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Turning (short Story Collection)
''The Turning'' is a collection of short stories by Australian author Tim Winton published in 2004. Contents Many of the 17 short stories included interweave in their respective narratives. The story is set in a small Western Australian town and is about all different kinds of "turnings", be they in people, situations, surprises, accidents, relationships, and even the turning of time. These turnings come at crucial times in the characters' lives. They are doomed and unhappy people, and though the turning may not change their lives we see their humanity even if just for a moment. This multi award-winning collection of short stories is used commonly in the curriculum of 3/AB English students in Western Australia. The stories are: # "Big World" # "Abbreviation" # "Aquifer" # "Damaged Goods" # "Small Mercies" # "On Her Knees" # "Cockleshell" # "The Turning" # "Sand" # "Family" # "Long, Clear View" # "Reunion" # "Commission" # "Fog" # "Boner McPharlin's Moll" # "Immunity" # "Defe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 In Australian Literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2005. Events * Morag Fraser is appointed as a judge of the Miles Franklin Award, following the resignation of three judges in late 2004 *Murray Bail is accused of plagiarism over several passages in his novel ''Eucalyptus''. Bail later accepts the breach and intends adding an acknowledgment in future editions *The Victorian town of Shepparton unveils a statue of Joseph Furphy, author of ''Such is Life'' *Collins Booksellers, Australia's third largest national bookseller, goes into voluntary administration Major publications Literary fiction * Diane Armstrong – ''Winter Journey'' * Anne Bartlett – ''Knitting'' * Geraldine Brooks – ''March'' * Brian Castro – ''The Garden Book'' * J. M. Coetzee – '' Slow Man'' * Gregory Day – '' The Patron Saint of Eels'' * Robert Drewe – ''Grace'' * Arabella Edge – ''The God of Spring'' * Delia Falconer – ''The Lost Thou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Costello
'' Elizabeth Costello'' is a 2003 novel by South African-born Nobel Laureate J. M. Coetzee. In this novel, Elizabeth Costello, a celebrated aging Australian writer, travels around the world and gives lectures on topics including the lives of animals and literary censorship. In her youth, Costello wrote ''The House on Eccles Street,'' a novel that re-tells James Joyce's '' Ulysses'' from the perspective of the protagonist's wife, Molly Bloom. Costello, becoming weary from old age, confronts her fame, which seems further and further removed from who she has become, and struggles with issues of belief, vegetarianism, sexuality, language and evil. Many of the lectures Costello gives are edited fragments that Coetzee had previously published. The lessons she delivers only tenuously speak to the work for which she is being honored. Of note, Elizabeth Costello is the main character in Coetzee's academic novel, '' The Lives of Animals'' (1999). A character named Elizabeth Costello al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 In Australian Literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2004. Events *John Hay, Peter Porter, Elizabeth Webby, W. H. Wilde, and Barbara Ker Wilson are all recognised in the 2004 Australia Day Honours. * Peter Craven is sacked as editor of ''Quarterly Essay'' and the annual ''The Best Australian...'' anthologies after a dispute with Black Inc. publisher Morry Schwartz. *Kenneth Dutton, Nick Enright, Morag Fraser, David Myers, and Brenda Niall are recognised in the Queen's Birthday honours list. *Independent book publishers Text (Australia) and Canongate (UK) form a joint venture. The Text Media Group, purchased by John Fairfax earlier this year, sells Text Publishing to the joint venture partners. *''Sydney Morning Herald'' Literary Editor, Malcolm Knox exposes Norma Khouri and her 'factual' account of honour killings in Jordan as a fabrication. *Mark Rubbo, David Marr and Kerryn Goldsworthy resign as Miles Franklin Award judges i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |