News about books and adaptations

12+ hour, 31+ min ago   (152+ words) The winners of the 2026 Paragraph Fellowship, which is this year awarded to two fellows, have been announced. Winning writers, who each receive a stipend of $25,000, are: This year’s judging panel was made up of Toni Jordan (chair), Siang Lu and…...

15+ hour, 2+ min ago   (234+ words) Chichetaram Eze and Ofonmbuk James have emerged joint winners of the inaugural Mega Story Hunt, sharing the competition’s ₦3 million first-place prize. The two writers were announced as winners following the conclusion of the judging process for the storytelling competition, which…...

11+ hour, 43+ min ago   (197+ words) Before you turn into Happy Valley Morning Pointe Senior Living in Rossville, Ga., you get the idea of what’s to come when to catch a glimpse of rolling green pastures and a picturesque white barn. This storybook setting is a…...

13+ hour, 39+ min ago   (445+ words) Hannah McCarthy has taken out the Opal Aspirers Award at the recent Romance Writers of Australia annual conference in Darwin. The local community library services officer’s unpublished manuscript Meet Me at the River also placed second in the Emerald Award....

13+ hour, 37+ min ago   (170+ words) The winners of the 2026 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards have been announced. Announced on 11 September at the State Library of Western Australia, the winners were chosen from shortlists announced in early July and the Daisy Utemorrah Award shortlist announced in…...

14+ hour, 13+ min ago   (77+ words) River 1467 Meet Australian author Leonie Kelsall at Wentworth Library Wentworth Shire Council Libraries are inviting the community to join them for an author talk, light refreshments and the opportunity to purchase books and have them signed. Australian author Leonie Kelsall…...

14+ hour, 32+ min ago   (101+ words) Sisters in Crime has announced the winners of the 2026 Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women. The winning titles in each category, chosen from shortlists announced in July, are: Kerry Greenwood Readers’ Choice Award The winners were…...

16+ hour, 26+ min ago   (1395+ words) Home » Broken: Enemies Attract Review: Evan Adams, Isabel Feldman, and the Quiet Work of Becoming Yourself When you hear the name Evan Adams, what comes to mind? I’ll admit that for a long time — for me — it was the abs....

21+ hour ago   (147+ words) As I am about to hit 50k on #SecretBookProject2, it’s time to focus on the extensive, involved editing pass for #SecretBookProject! I got the edits back from my editor (Hi! Thank you!) on Wednesday and it was a lot. My computer was…...

19+ hour, 48+ min ago   (171+ words) September 5, 2026 – For Immediate Release The Stateline Writer’s Club met on August 15, 2026 at a member’s home for their summer picnic. They enjoyed conversation, good food and good writing. The next meeting is on Saturday September 19 at 10:00am in the regular location of…...