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One of my small press titles has been shortlisted for the Asher Literary Award!

WOMEN WRITERS HONOURED IN $10,000 ASHER LITERARY AWARD SHORTLIST

 

At a time when the status of women writers and literary awards in Australia is under discussion, The Australian Centre is delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2011 Asher Award for a woman writer whose work carries an anti-war theme. This year's shortlist drew from a robust and diverse field, and comprises women's writing in genres including memoir, theatre, poetry and crime fiction.

 

The following titles have been shortlisted for 2011:

 

* Van Badham, Swamplands, 2010 (play)

 

* Quynh Dao, Tales from a Mountain City, Odyssey Books 2010 (memoir) (Amazon link:http://www.amazon.com/Tales-Mountain-City-Vietnam-Memoir/dp/0980690...)

 

* Roberta Lowing, Ruin, Interactive Publications, 2010 (poetry)

 

* Jennifer Maiden, Pirate Rain, Giramondo, 2010 (poetry)

 

* PM Newton, The Old School, Penguin, 2010 (crime fiction)

 

The rest of the press release can be read here: http://australian-centre.unimelb.edu.au/assets/pdf/asher-press-rele...

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Comment by Michelle on September 1, 2011 at 11:30pm
The winner of the award is being announced tonight. Fingers crossed!

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