2022 Victorian Premier’s Award – Takolander and Doyle shortlisted!
Congratulations to Briohny Doyle and Maria Takolander, who are on the prestigious Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards shortlist for the 2022 award – …
Wheeler Centre – Next Chapter writers selected
Ten Exciting New Literary Voices The Wheeler Centre has just announced the 10 writers for 2022 in The Next Chapter writer’s scheme. They …
Landfall Prize win by Andrew Dean – The New Man
Andrew Dean has just been announced as the Landfall Prize winner for 2021. In 1997 Landfall celebrated its 50th anniversary. To mark …
ASA Medal 2021 to Bruce Pascoe
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has announced Bruce Pascoe is the recipient of the 2021 ASA Medal. Author of the bestselling …
Suri Matondkar shortlist success – Deakin Nonfiction Prize
Express Media has announced the Deakin Nonfiction prize shortlist https://expressmedia.org.au/news/2021-deakin-prize-shortlist/ Express Media is thrilled by the number of entries (160) – the …
Mesh Tennakoon shortlisted for Deborah Cass prize
Mesh Tennakoon Mesh is currently completing a Master of Arts (Writing and Literature) at Deakin. Her thesis project examines the intersection of …
Geelong-based Writer Wins the 2019 Judith Rodriguez Award
The Judith Rodriguez Prize is awarded annually to an outstanding piece of work in fiction, poetry or creative nonfiction submitted in a …
Olivia De Zilva Wins the 2019 Deakin University Nonfiction Prize
Last week, Express Media and Deakin University announced the 2019 Deakin University Nonfiction Prize winner, Adelaide-based writer, Olivia De Zilva. De Zilva’s …
Helen Young – Mythopoeic Prize Shortlist
Congratulations to staff member Helen Young, whose book Race and Popular Fantasy Literature: Habits of Whiteness (Routledge) has been shortlisted for the …
Gregory Day – Miles Franklin Shortlist
Exciting news for Deakin PhD graduate and tutor Gregory Day, whose novel A Sand Archive (Picador) has been shortlisted for the 2019 …
Gregory Day – 2019 Miles Franklin Award – Longlisted Author
Three cheers for author and PhD graduate Gregory Day, who has been longlisted for Australia’s preeminent literary prize, the Miles Franklin Literary …
Briohny Doyle – Finalist, Best Writing Award, MPL
Congratulations to staff member Briohny Doyle, who is a finalist for the Best Writing Award in the 2018 Melbourne Prize for Literature. …