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Australian Political Book of the Year

Australian Political Book of the Year

Congratulations to Clare Wright. Naku Dharuk The Bark Petitions has been longlisted for the 2025 Australian Political Book of the Year Award.

FT and Schroder Business Book of the Year

FT and Schroder Business Book of the Year

Dirtbag Billionaire has been longlisted for the 2025 Financial Times and Schroder Business Book of the Year Award. Congratulations to David Gelles.

CBCA Book of the Year Awards

CBCA Book of the Year Awards

Congratulations to Sharon Kernot! Birdy has been named an Honour Book in the Older Readers category and won the Shadow Judging category in the 2025 Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards.

NSW History Awards shortlist

NSW History Awards shortlist

Congratulations to Clare Wright and Sebastian Smee on their shortlistings for the 2025 NSW History Awards.

Ned Kelly Awards shortlist

Ned Kelly Awards shortlist

Congratulations to Garry Disher and Graeme Macrae Burnet! Sanctuary and A Case of Matricide have been shortlisted for the 2025 Ned Kelly Awards.

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11:00amThe Lonely Protagonist: Jason Steger hosts a talk with authors Melanie Cheng and Hilde Hinton (NSW)

6:00pmLaunch of SNAKE TALK by Tyson Yunkaporta & Megan Kelleher (VIC)

7:30pmOmar El Akkad: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This at Sydney Writers Festival (NSW)

10:00amIngrid Laguna workshop at Writers Victoria (VIC)