Penguin Books Australia

The following Penguin titles are on the list:

Beaten by a Blow, Dennis McIntosh

The Boat, Nam Le

The Tall Man, Chloe Hooper

Summer Read events will be held throughout Victoria, and residents can log on to State Library Victoria to read extracts from the books, interact with authors, contribute reviews, and vote for their favourite.

Non-fiction Literature

The Tall Man by Chloe Hooper

Winners and highly commended entries will be announced and presented at a gala luncheon ceremony at the Grand Ballroom, Sheraton on the Park Hotel in Sydney, on 10 December from 12-3pm.

For more information see http://www.humanrights.gov.au/hr%5Fawards/2008_shortlists.html

A YOUNG writer who threw away his first novel because he says it was "spectacularly bad" has won the £60,000 Dylan Thomas Prize for his short story collection.(www.walesonline.co.uk)

The Boat by Nam Le.

For more information see: www.thedylanthomasprize.com

Dublin City Council will announce the shortlist on 2nd April 2009 and the winning novel will be revealed by the Lord Mayor on 11th June 2009.

For more information see http://www.impacdublinaward.ie/

Shortlisted:

John Carlin - Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela And The Game That Made A Nation