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ACT Government Announces 2020 Book of the Year Shortlist

The ACT Government has announced the shortlist for the 2020 ACT Book of the Year. Minister for the Arts Tara Cheyne congratulated the authors and confirmed that an event will take place later in July to announce the winner. “The ACT Government’s ACT Book of the Year Award aims to support the development of ACT-based…

Shortlist for 2017 ACT Book of the Year

Minister for the Arts and Community Events Gordon Ramsay today announced six authors are in the running to win the $10,000 2017 Book of the Year Award. The Award recognizes excellence in literature and supports writers based in Canberra. “I would like to congratulate Laura Dawes for her book Fighting Fit, Russell Erwin for Maps…

2014 ACT Book of the Year Announced

Minister for the Arts Joy Burch recently announced that local author Gordon Peake’s book Beloved Land: Stories, Struggles and Secrets from Timor-Leste has triumphed over a record field of 48 nominations to win both the 2014 ACT Book of the Year Award and the inaugural People’s Choice Award. The ACT Book of the Year Award…

Improving ACT book of the year prize

Minister for the Arts Joy Burch recently announced that the ACT Government will look at ways to improve the ACT Book of the Year prize to give shortlisted and winning authors more opportunities to promote their success. “In my discussions with the arts community about the Book of the Year prize, it has become clear…