We are thrilled to announce that five Penguin Random House Australia titles have been shortlisted.
The shortlists for the 2018 Prime Minister's Literary Awards have today been announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Minister for Communications and the Arts, Senator Mitch Fifield. The awards recognise Australia’s literary talent across six categories: fiction, non-fiction, Australian history, young adult literature, children’s literature and poetry.
We are delighted to share that the following Penguin Random House Australia titles appear on the shortlists:
Fiction
- First Person by Richard Flanagan
- A Long Way From Home by Peter Carey
Non-fiction
- Unbreakable by Jelena Dokic and Jessica Halloran
- Asia’s Reckoning: The Struggle for Global Dominance by Richard McGregor
Australian history
- John Curtain’s War Volume 1: The coming war in the Pacific, and reinventing Australia by John Edwards
The winners will be announced later this year.
To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Where is the Green Sheep, Penguin Random House Australia will publish a special gold-foiled collector’s edition, available in Australian stores from 30 April 2024.
Check out the Penguin Random House books that have been shortlisted for the ABIAs in 2024. The winners will be announced on 9 May 2024.
Check out the Penguin Random House books that have been shortlisted.
See the six shortlisted titles for the 2024 Penguin Literary Prize. Winner to be announced 6 June 2024.
Penguin Random House Australia and BBC studios are thrilled to announce that the Bluey publishing program will expand in 2024 to include three new illustrated chapter books.
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We're delighted to announce the recipients of the 2023 Write It Fellowship.
Tom Taylor and Jon Sommariva have won the 2023 Book of the Year for Older Readers for their graphic novel, Neverlanders, published 20 September 2022.
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