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2025 Davitt Awards shortlist

2025 Davitt Awards shortlist

Congratulations to Vikki Wakefield, Emily Gale and Nova Weetman on their shortlistings for the 2025 Sisters in Crime Davitt Awards.

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Miles Franklin Award shortlist

Miles Franklin Award shortlist

Congratulations to Michelle de Kretser! Theory & Practice has been shortlisted for the 2025 Miles Franklin Literary Award.

WA Premier’s Book Awards

WA Premier’s Book Awards

Congratulations to Ambelin Kwaymullina! Liar’s Test has been shortlisted for the 2025 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards Young Adult Book of the Year.

Book People Non-Fiction Book of the Year

Book People Non-Fiction Book of the Year

Congratulations to Helen Garner! The Season is The Book People’s 2025 Non-Fiction Book of the Year.

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2:00pmLaunch of Edie Tells a Lie with Ingrid Laguna (VIC)

4:00pmHelen Garner in conversation with Merve Emre (WA)

6:30pmJana Wendt in conversation event with Leigh Sales AM (NSW)

9:00amText at Byron Writers Festival (NSW)

10:15amMichelle de Kretser at Byron Writers Festival: On Walking (NSW)

12:45pmRobert Dessaix at Byron Writers Festival: Memoir, My Story (NSW)

2:15pmMelanie Cheng at Byron Writers Festival: Secrets We Keep (NSW)

3:30pmClare Wright at Byron Writers Festival: Settler Mythscapes (NSW)

3:30pmGail Jones & Michelle de Kretser at Byron Writers Festival: On Reading & Writing (NSW)

3:30pmJudith Brett at Byron Writers Festival: Writing Biography (NSW)