11+ 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…...

10+ hour, 46+ min ago   (386+ words) Ketaki Kushari Dyson Sourced by the Telegraph A warm tribute to Ketaki Kushari Dyson (1940-2026) was paid by her UK publisher, Bloodaxe Books, on Saturday. Neil Astley, editor and managing director of Bloodaxe Books, told The Telegraph: “We were saddened by…...

12+ 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…...

13+ hour, 17+ min ago   (88+ words) Overland journal has announced the shortlist for the 2026 Nakata Brophy Prize for the best short story by a young Indigenous writer. The shortlisted writers, selected by judges Luke Patterson and Evelyn Araluen, are: The winner will receive $5000, publication in Overland,…...

13+ 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…...

12+ hour, 14+ min ago   (1170+ words) Alice’s dreaming is centrally about the childhood, memories and writings of Alice Duncan-Kemp (1901-1988), who grew up on a pastoral property named Mooraberrie in the first decades of the 20th century. Mooraberrie was a vast sheep and cattle station located in the…...

21+ hour, 36+ min ago   (518+ words) Chümoukedima, September 13 (MExN): The book Chutu Manu by Jesse Thonger, published by Heritage Publishing House, was released by special guest Viketuno Rio at The White Owl, Chümoukedima, on September 12. Speaking at the launch, Rio said that at 24, Thonger had already…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (348+ words) Bengal is one of the few states in India that has endorsed and supported small-scale magazines, bringing forth literary talents from every corner of society, and Kolkata has remained the heart of the ‘little magazine’ movement, famous for independent, alternative…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (560+ words) In the summer of 2017, while walking along a sea-facing boulevard in Mumbai, Zeenath Khan began imagining a novel set against one of the most dramatic episodes in Hyderabad's history. India's 1948 military takeover of the princely state, she felt, had everything…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (481+ words) September 13, 2026 by Edozie Udeze Part 1 – Troublesome Truths, talks about joined at the Hip – where African literature and the Africa body politic is discussed extensively. What therefore is African literary value and the level of appreciation in the global setting? The…...