Okay, so last week I said that post would be the end of the current little run of awards posts - but then I saw the announcement of this year's Best Young Australian Novelists award, and decided we could cope with just one more. I really will try to offer something new (or, do I … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Best Young Australian Novelists (5)
The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelists
Monday musings on Australian literature: Best Young Australian Novelists (4)
The current winners of this year's Best Young Australian Novelists were announced recently. I haven't seen much publicity, so given I've reported on this award for the last two years, I thought I'd do it again this year. It's a worthwhile award, and one that has seen writers go on to develop good careers. Just … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Best Young Australian Novelists (4)
Julie Koh, Portable curiosities: Stories (#BookReview)
I've decided to try reading more audiobooks this year, despite not being a big fan of this mode of consuming books. I'm a textual person. I like to see the print on the page, how it is set out. I like to see the words. I like to see how the names are spelt. Given … Continue reading Julie Koh, Portable curiosities: Stories (#BookReview)
Monday musings on Australian literature: Best Young Australian Novelists (3)
I've posted twice on The Sydney Morning Herald's Best Young Australian Novelists, last year, and back in 2013. Bill, in fact, chose that 2013 post in his Bill Curates series on this blog. The award was established in 1997 by the newspaper's then literary editor, Susan Wyndham, making this year its 25th year. An emerging … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Best Young Australian Novelists (3)
Monday musings on Australian literature: Best Young Australian Novelists (2)
The Sydney Morning Herald's Best Young Australian Novelists award is announced annually to coincide with the opening of the Sydney Writers Festival. Of course, there is no live festival this year, but awards announcements can still go ahead can't they? I have posted on these awards before, but that was 2013, so I figured I could … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Best Young Australian Novelists (2)
Whispering Gums 