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Summer of Shipwrecks by Shivaun Plozza. ⁠
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Coming in September 2024. ⁠🪼

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Congratulations Tony Birch, whose latest novel 'Women & Children' has won the 2024 The Age Fiction Book of the Year Award!

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It is with so much joy and excitement to share with you all the official cover & Now offering Pre-Orders for my Book “Long Yarn Short”.

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Congratulations to the 6 poets shortlisted for the 2024 Mary Gilmore Award:
Dan Hogan, Secret Third Thing
Paris Rosemont, Banana Girl
Sara Saleh, The Flirtation of Girls
Ella Skillbeck-Porter, These are Different Waters
Tais Rose Wae, Riverbed Sky Songs
Grace Yee, Chinese Fish

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'The hierarchical authoritarian nature of the school flows into the streets of the surrounding suburb, a reputation for ‘hard men’, and for violence both on the street and behind closed doors.'
Pip Newling
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Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry 2024  #NSWPLA shortlist: Pooja Mittal Biswas, Dr Willo Drummond, Libby Hart, Caitlin Maling, Omar Sakr, Tais Rose Wae.

See judges’ comments: sl.nsw.gov.au/awards/kenneth…

Christina Stead Prize for Fiction 2024  #NSWPLA shortlist: Fiona McFarlane, Suzie Miller, Angela O’Keeffe, Ronnie Scott, Gretchen Shirm, Alexis Wright.

See judges’ comments: sl.nsw.gov.au/awards/christi…

Immerse into the heartfelt story of Luke and Ben's unbreakable bond along Cabbage Tree Creek, beautifully narrated by Jesse Vasiliadis, in this award-winning story of brotherly love by Peter Carnavas.

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Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction 2024 #NSWPLA shortlist: Shannon Burns, Christine Kenneally, Richard King, Marian Macken, Ellen van Neerven, Sita Walker.

See judges’ comments: sl.nsw.gov.au/awards/douglas…

My third collection, Non-Essential Work (UQPBooks) , has been double shortlisted in the NSW Premier's Literary Awards, for the Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry and the Multicultural Literary Award. My thanks to the judges for their selection and generous notes.

Honoured to be shortlisted alongside these writers

Coming Oct 2024: 'Long Yarn Short' by @turnbullvanessa

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🗣️‘Brilliant expose of the toxic debacle that is family policing. Essential reading. If you think the state can be a safe parent, read this book.' -Melissa Lucashenko⁠

cover design by Jenna Lee

🎉Congratulations Omar Sakr, Angela O’Keeffe and Ellen van Neerven for their award shortlisting's for the 2024 NSW Premier Literary Awards. ⁠

head to the link to find out more:

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In our latest Shelf Reflection, award-winning author Siang Lu talks to us about his reading habits, being silly on Bookstagram and his new novel, 'Ghost Cities', our now via UQPBooks.

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Happy AAPI month! Here’s some wonderful books by and featuring Pacific Islander authors!

This All Come Back Now is a powerful anth of spec fic from First Nations
Editor: Mykaela Saunders

Kahi and Lua is a gorgeous novella-in-flash from Hawaiian author Melissa Llanes Brownlee

Happy publication day to our May new releases! To celebrate, we're giving away two copies of each book!
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for T&C's and to enter visit the links below.

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📙 Catch Nova Weetman live and in-conversation at upcoming events, where she'll be discussing her latest book, 'Love, Death & Other Scenes'.

📆 Event tickets can be booked online with Sorrento Writers Festival Brisbane Writers Festival Sydney Writers' Festival. Learn more: bit.ly/3Dopm2O

💫 Cover reveal! Coming August 2024: 'How to Break a World Record and Survive Grade Five' by Carla Fitzgerald.

Find out more (and pre-order) at the UQP website.
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📗 Catch Nikki Mottram at an upcoming event where she discusses her latest novel, 'Killarney', the second mystery featuring child protection worker Dana Gibson.

📅 Events are available to book online via SistersinCrime Aust Books@Stones Empire Theatre Brisbane Writers Festival + more.