A pantheon of eminent Australian poets descended onto a marquee slated on a grassy tennis court in leafy Sydney. The canapés, wine and congenial company were to celebrate the launch of esteemed poet, Geoffrey Lehmann’s new book, Poems 1957-2013 (UWA Publishing). Geoffrey and his vivacious wife, Gail Pearson, hosted a large but attentive group of […]
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The shortlists for the Queensland Literary Awards for 2012 have been announced. Here are the nominees!
Fiction book award
- The Chemistry of Tears (Peter Carey, Penguin)
- All That I Am (Anna Funder, Penguin)
- Sarah Thornhill (Kate Grenville, Text)
- Autumn Laing (Alex Miller, A&U)
- Cold Light (Frank Moorhouse, Random House)
Science writer award
- Seduced by Logic (Robyn Arianrhod, UQP)
- Gone Viral (Frank Bowden, UNSW Press)
- Sex, Genes & Rock ‘n’ Roll (Rob Brooks, UNSW Press)
- Australia: The Time Traveller’s Guide (Richard Smith, ABC Books)
Nonfiction book award
- The People Smuggler (Robin De Crespigny, Penguin)
- Double Entry (Jane Gleeson-White, A&U)
- Riding the Trains in Japan (Patrick Holland, Transit Lounge)
- Worse Things Happen at Sea (William McInnes & Sarah Watt, Hachette)
- Her Father’s Daughter (Alice Pung, Black Inc.)
Emerging Queensland author – manuscript award
- Scratches on the Surface (Aaron Smibert)
- Home Mechanics (Luke Thomas)
- Island of the Unexpected (Catherine Titasey)
- Hidden Objects (Ariella Van Luyn)
David Unaipon Award for an unpublished Indigenous writer
- Story (Siv Parker)
- Hard (Ellen van Neerven-Currie)
- My Journey that May Never End (Dorothy Williams-Kemp)
The Harry Williams Award for a literary or media work advancing public debate
- Too Much Luck: The Mining Boom and Australia’s Future (Paul Cleary, Black Inc.)
- The Australian Moment: How We Were Made for These Times(George Megalogenis, Penguin)
- There Goes the Neighbourhood (Michael Weley, UNSW Press)
Judith Wright Calanthe Award – poetry collection
- The Welfare of My Enemy (Anthony Lawrence, Puncher & Wattman)
- Outside (David McCooey, Salt Publishing)
- Late Night Shopping (Rhyll McMaster, Brandl & Schlesinger)
- Crimson Crop (Peter Rose, UWA Publishing)
- The Yellow Gum’s Conversion (Simon West, Puncher & Wattman)
History book award
- Seduced by Logic (Robyn Arianrhod, UQP)
- 1835: The Founding of Melbourne and the Conquest of Australia(James Boyce, Black Inc.)
- The Biggest Estate on Earth (Bill Gammage, A&U)
- The Censor’s Library (Nicole Moore, UQP)
Children’s book award
- The Horses Didn’t Come Home (Pamela Rushby, HarperCollins)
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