Richard Flanagan gave the closing address at this year's Sydney Writers Festival and spoke about recent moves to end territorial copyright in Australia which would allow the sale of overseas editions in Australia. It appears that this move is supported by big businesses such as Dymocks, Coles and Woolworths who apparently call themselves the Coalition for Cheaper … Continue reading Cheaper books? At what cost?
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What does prestigious mean?
In the June issue of Limelight magazine is this news item: Entries are now open for two of Australia's most prestigious literary prizes, the Melbourne Prize for Literature, and Best Writing Award. The first is awarded to a Victorian author who has made an outstanding contribution to literature and is worth $60K, the latter is … Continue reading What does prestigious mean?
