4+ hour, 33+ 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…...

5+ hour, 39+ 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…...

6+ hour, 19+ 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,…...

6+ hour, 34+ 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, 3+ day ago   (334+ words) Thinking of entering the CBC Short Story Prize? Send us your questions and engage directly with the CBC Books team by tapping the ‘Join the Conversation’ button above. Loghan Paylor, Leanne Toshiko Simpson and Kyle Edwards will judge the 2027 CBC…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (643+ words) Some books are simply stories, while others make you uncomfortable enough to question the things you have always considered normal. A House …...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (223+ words) Marking the award’s 21st anniversary, Di Speirs, who has judged the BBC National Short Story Award since its launch, is joined on the judging panel by 2022 NSSA winner Saba Sams and two former NSSA... National Short Story Awards Shortlist announced! The…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (414+ words) British Library’s American Writers’ Week welcomes a new line-up of hosts, including writer and creative director Jack Guinness. He began his career as a model and has since become the founder of LGBTQ+ community The Queer Bible, brand director of…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (380+ words) The Queenscliffe Literary Festival (QLF) has launched its 2026 festival program, packed with storytellers, authors, moderators and performers to fill two weekends in October. The festival has become one of the biggest cultural events on the Bellarine and, now in its…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (187+ words) A collaboration drawing on Yolngu oral history has become the first co-authored book to win the $80,000 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for fiction. A Piece of Red Cloth, written by novelist Leonie Norrington and Yolngu cultural custodians Merrkiyawuy Ganambarr-Stubbs, Djawa Burarrwanga…...