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The Cilip Carnegie Medal Shortlist 2009

25 Apr 2009

Kevin Brooks, Black Rabbit Summer - Penguin (14+ years)

Eoin Colfer, Airman - Puffin (9+ years)

The Carnegie Medal and its sister award, the Kate Greenaway Medal, are awarded annually by CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. The winners will be announced at a ceremony at BAFTA in central London on Thursday 25 June.

Nominated for the 2008 Shirley Jackson Award

21 Apr 2009

Disquiet by Julia Leigh

The awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, July 12th at Readercon 20, www.readercon.org.

Miles Franklin Literary Award 2009 - Shortlisted

16 Apr 2009

Breath by Tim Winton

To find out more about each novel or to read the Judges' Formal Comments please visit: www.trust.com.au/awards/miles_franklin/.

Finalist shortlist - Best in the World - GOURMAND WORLD COOKBOOK AWARDS 2008

31 Mar 2009

At My French Table by Jane Webster has made the finalist shortlist (top 5) for Best in the World at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2008 in the French Cuisine category.

Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards 2009 - Shortlisted

31 Mar 2009

Book of the Year - Older Readers
Finnikin of the Rock, Melina Marchetta
Kill the Possum, James Moloney

Book of the Year - Younger Readers
Then, Morris Gleitzman

Book of the Year - Picture Book
Sunday Chutney, Aaron Blabey
Nobody Owns the Moon, Tohby Riddle

Book of the Year - Eve Pownall
The Word Spy, Ursula Dubosarsky, Illustrated by Tohby Riddle

HealthSmart Awards 2009

25 Mar 2009

Nominated: Karen Martini Cooking at Home by Karen Martini.

NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2009 Shortlist

25 Mar 2009

People's Choice Award - Fiction
Disquiet, Julia Leigh
A Fraction of the Whole, Steve Toltz
Breath, Tim Winton

Christina Stead - Fiction
Disquiet, Julia Leigh
A Fraction of the Whole, Steve Toltz
Breath, Tim Winton

Douglas Stewart - Non-Fiction
The Tall Man, Chloe Hooper
An Exacting Heart, Jacqueline Kent

Gleebooks Prize
The Tall Man, Chloe Hooper

Community Relations for a Multicultural NSW
An Exacting Heart, Jacqueline Kent

Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature
The Word Spy, Ursula Dubosarsky and Tohby Riddle (Illustrator)
Sadie and Ratz, Sonya Hartnett and Ann James (Illustrator)
Nobody Owns the Moon, Tohby Riddle

Further information on the award is available at www.pla.nsw.gov.au/

Hitwise Number 1 Award Winner 2008

24 Mar 2009

Hitwise is pleased to announce that www.penguin.com.au is a Hitwise Number 1 Award winner for 2008.

During 2008, www.penguin.com.au ranked #1 based on market share of visits among all Australian websites in the Hitwise "Entertainment - Books and Writing" industry.

The Hitwise Number 1 Award recognises websites from over 160 Hitwise industry categories that are leaders in their industry.