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BookPeople Awards shortlist

BookPeople Awards shortlist

Congratulations to Garry Disher, Michelle de Kretser and Helen Garner on their shortlistings for the 2025 BookPeople Awards.

CWA Steel Dagger Longlist

CWA Steel Dagger Longlist

Congratulations to Garry Disher! Sanctuary has been longlisted for the 2025 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award.

Aurealis Awards Shortlist

Aurealis Awards Shortlist

Congratualtions to Ambelin Kwaymullina and Finegan Kruckemeyer on their shortlistings for the 2024 Aurealis Awards. Liar’s Test has been shortlisted for Best Young Adult Novel, and The End and Everything Before It has has been shortlisted for Best Fantasy Novel.

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5:00pmLaunch of Fearless Beatrice Faust by Judith Brett (VIC)

6:00pmRaeden Richardson in conversation about The Degenerates at Readings Chadstone (VIC)

2:00pmFearless Beatrice Faust with Professor Judith Brett at Brighton Library (VIC)

4:00pmJudith Brett at Melbourne Writers Festival (VIC)

6:00pmANU/Canberra Times Meet the Author series: Judith Brett (ACT)

6:30pmMelanie Cheng at the Sydney Writers Festival, State Library event (NSW)

11:00amRobert Dessaix on Art, Travel, Ideas and Love at Sydney Writers Festival (NSW)

12:00pmHelen Garner: The Season at Sydney Writers Festival (NSW)

1:00pmClare Wright: Näku Dhäruk The Bark Petitions at Sydney Writers Festival (NSW)

5:30pmJudith Brett in conversation with Michelle Arrow at The Women’s Club (NSW)