by Akina Hansen | Nov 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
This morning during an online celebration, the winners of the 2020 Mark and Evette Moran NIB Literary Award were announced. The NIB is presented annually by Waverley Council, with winners determined by a highly respcted expert judging panel using the specific NIB...
by Akina Hansen | Nov 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Seizure’s Viva La Novella is accepting entries for its 9th competition, which aims to discover new Australian and New Zealand voices. Viva La Novella was first launched by the Seizure literary journal in 2012, and has seen winners such as Marlee Jane Ward,...
by Akina Hansen | Nov 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Victorian author Aisling Smith has won the 2020 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers, for her novel Petrichor. Smith was awarded the prize during a virtual event in partnership with The Guardian Australia, The Emerging Writers’ Festival, and Hachette Australia....
by Akina Hansen | Nov 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
BAD: Sydney Crime Writer’s Festival has announced that Tanya Bretherton has won the 2020 Danger Prize for her book The Killing Streets. Her award will be presented during the festival, which is running 7-8 November. Bretherton has be shortlisted for the Danger...
by Akina Hansen | Nov 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Three years on from Jane Harper’s explosive debut novel The Dry, we’ve gotten our first glimpse at the film adaptation. Starring Eric Bana as Agent Aaron Falk, and directed by Robert Connoly (Balibo, Paper Planes, Deep State), the movie is hitting cinemas...
by Akina Hansen | Nov 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Debut authors Becky Manawatu and RWR McDonald have been named the winners of the 2020 Ngaio Marsh Awards. Now in their 10th year, the Ngaio Marsh awards were established by Craig Sisterson to celebrate New Zealand crime, mystery, thriller and suspence writing. Becky...
by Akina Hansen | Oct 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
You can write your own reviews of books you’ve read and send them to us at [email protected] – we might publish a selection in the magazine, or post your review on our website! For Lovers of Fiction The Lying Life of Adults...
by Akina Hansen | Oct 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
Perth author Maria Papas has been awarded the 2020 City of Fremantle Hungerford Award, which recognizes unpublished works of fiction, non-fiction and adult fiction. Papas won the award for her unpublished manuscript I Belong to the Lake, a literary fiction novel...
by Akina Hansen | Oct 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
The UK-based Crime Writers’ association today announced the winners of their 2020 ‘Dagger’ awards, and our beloved Michael Robotham was (once again!) among the winners. Robotham won the ‘Golden Dagger’, which recognises the best crime...
by Akina Hansen | Oct 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) have announced the winners of their 2020 Book of the Year Awards, recognising the best books for younger readers across six categories. The awards are usually given in August, but the event was unfortunately...
