Literature

Literature

The literature board's main focus is supporting the creation of literary works and broadening the readership of works by Australian authors.

It supports writing in fiction, literary non-fiction, children�s and young adult writing, poetry and creative writing for performance or new media.

Image: Shaun Tan, The Red Tree, Lothian Books 2001

Features

Dust Poems

Truck driving is very poetic. Drivers face loneliness and the endless open road, but there's time for imagination.

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Publishing Symposium in Australia, February 2010

Digital opportunities and challenges offered to the world of literature and publishing.
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A new cultural collaboration

Australia Council; supporting the Australian Children�s Literature Association
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A shearer's tale

Developing writer Dennis McIntosh is set to complete his second book, with the assistance of a New Work developing writers grant from the literature board.
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PMs Literary Award

Nam Le announced the winner of the 2009 Prime Minister�s Award for Fiction
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Playwright Alana Valentine receives fellowship

Award-winning playwright has received a two-year Fellowship.
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Emma Jones wins poetry award

Emma was recently awarded the UK Forward Prize for poetry for her collection The Striped World.
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Residential Editorial Program

APA and the Literature Board Launch 2010 Residential Editorial Program.
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Writing for the digital age

Following the hugely popular Digital Publishing Program at this year�s Melbourne Writers� Festival, Susan Hayes, Director of the Literature Board reflects on writing in the new digital age.
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Writers' festival fever

Don't miss attending any of or all of the four upcoming writers' festivals supported by the Australia Council.
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Literature Residencies

Alan Wearne will travel to Rome to spend six months at the B R Whiting Library.
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Excellence in Australian publishing

The Literature Board is proud to support Giramondo Publishing Company.
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Melbourne Writers Festival goes digital

Discussion and debate on the impact of new technology on the publishing industry.
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Anthology of Australian Literature

Susan Hayes Director of Literature welcomes the newly published Macquarie Pen Anthology of Australian Literature.
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Sleepers awake

The Danger Game by Kalinda Ashton, is attracting universal critical acclaim.
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