11+ hour, 46+ 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…...

12+ hour, 52+ 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…...

13+ hour, 47+ 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…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (132+ words) The 2026 South Australian Literary Awards shortlists have been announced. The shortlists in selected categories, chosen from 766 entries, are: Young Adult Fiction Award ($15,000) John Bray Poetry Award ($15,000) Barbara Hanrahan Fellowship for a South Australian Writer ($15,000) The 2026 awards also introduce the inaugural…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (168+ words) In Canada, the 2026 Cundill History Prize shortlist has been announced. The 8 shortlisted titles, selected from 400 international submissions, are: Jury chair Emily Greenwood said: “Each book on this list invites readers into an absorbing prose world and leaves them with a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (134+ words) The shortlists for the 2026 NT Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted works in each category, chosen from 265 entries, are: Brown’s Mart Theatre Award CDU Creative Nonfiction Award Kath Manzie Youth Award NT Writers’ Centre Poetry Award Zip Print Short…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (215+ words) The shortlists for the NT Book Awards have been announced. Shortlisted titles in each category are: The NT Book Awards recognise writers who “reflect the immense richness and importance of the stories, cultures, and histories of the NT”. This year’s…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (172+ words) The winners of the inaugural Te Pae Tawhiti Awards for Aotearoa and Pasifika speculative fiction writers have been announced. The winning works in each category, selected from shortlists announced in June, are: Outstanding Achievement for Adult Novel Outstanding Achievement for…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (135+ words) The Australian Crime Writers Association has announced the 2026 Ned Kelly Awards shortlist for best debut crime fiction. The shortlisted titles, selected from 160 entries, are: The judging panel this year commented that the range of books included “several bold topics and…...