ACT Writing and Publishing Awards
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The ACT Writing and Publishing Awards are an Australia
n literary award
presented by the ACT Writers Centre for the best books in the categories of non-fiction
, fiction
, poetry
and children's literature written in the Canberra
region. They have been awarded since 2004. The winners in each category receive a $500 prize.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n literary award
Literary award
A literary award is an award presented to an author who has written a particularly lauded piece or body of work. There are awards for forms of writing ranging from poetry to novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing . There are also awards...
presented by the ACT Writers Centre for the best books in the categories of non-fiction
Non-fiction
Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact...
, fiction
Fiction
Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical,...
, poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
and children's literature written in the Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
region. They have been awarded since 2004. The winners in each category receive a $500 prize.
2004
- Non-fiction - Huts in the Victorian Alps by Klaus Hueneke
- Fiction - You by Narelle Wickham
- Poetry - Indigo Book of Modern Australian Sonnets by Geoff PageGeoff PageGeoffrey Donald Page is an Australian poet, translator, teacher and jazz enthusiast.He has published over seventeen collections of poetry, as well as prose and verse novels. Poetry and jazz are his driving interests, and he has also written a biography of the jazz musician, Bernie McGann...
2005
- Non-fiction - Days of Innocents edited by Hilary Trotter
- Fiction - Trouble in the Garden by Peter Frankis
- Poetry - Unfinished Journey by Michael ThwaitesMichael ThwaitesMichael Rayner Thwaites, AO was an Australian academic, poet, intelligence officer, and activist for Moral Rearmament.-Early life and education:...
- Children's - The Year of the Mean Queen by Graeme Hume and Caroline Ambrus
2006
- Non-fiction - Unlocking History's Secrets by Graeme BarrowGraeme BarrowGraeme Barrow is an Australian author best known for his bushwalking guide books. In 2006 he won the non-fiction section of the ACT Writing and Publishing Awards for his book Unlocking History's Secrets.-Works:...
- Fiction - The Grinding House by Kaaron WarrenKaaron WarrenKaaron Warren is an Australian author of horror, science fiction, and fantasy short stories and novels.She is the author of the short story collections The Grinding House, which won the 2006 ACT Writing and Publishing Awards and Dead Sea Fruit...
- Poetry - Southbound by Michael ByrneMichael Byrne (poet)Michael Patrick Byrne is an Australian poet, reviewer, anthologist and freelance poetry tutor. He was born in Sydney, spent his early childhood in Tuross Head on the New South Wales South Coast, and came to Canberra in 1987, where he currently lives. Byrne attended high school at Radford College...
- Children's - Not Awarded
2007
- Non-fiction - Men at BirthMen at BirthMen at Birth is an award-winning book from Australian writer David Vernon.The book is an edited anthology of birth experiences, written by men...
by David Vernon - Fiction - Ghosts in the Helmet Trees by Rory SteeleRory SteeleRory Steele is an Australian author.Born 1943 in Western Australia. Oxford University 1962-66 . Taught Italian in Naples 1964-65. In 1969 he joined the Australian Diplomatic Service and had overseas postings in Ghana, South Korea, Egypt and Switzerland...
- Poetry - Verbal Medicine by Tim MetcalfTim MetcalfTim Metcalf is an Australian poet and doctor and has been described as one of Australia's most published doctor-poets.He lives at Brogo, New South Wales. He has specialized in remote area medicine since 1984 and has worked in NSW, Victoria, NT and British Columbia...
- Children's - Secrets by Stephen MatthewsStephen Matthews (writer)Stephen Matthews is an Australian author and publisher.He was born in Chichester, England and after completing studies at Cambridge University travelled to Australia in 1979...
2008
- Non-fiction - Rainbow by Jennifer Horsfield
- Fiction - Not a Flotation Device by Peter Frankis
- Poetry -
- Children's -
2009
- Non-fiction - The Campbell Community by Alan Foskett
- Fiction - Smoke and mirrors by Kel Robertson
- Poetry - Sleeping Alone by Michael Thorley
- Children's - Butterscotch: Family and Friends by William Nevin Morison & Rebecca Dempsey
- Marjorie Graber-McInnis Short Story Award - Basant by Maryanne Khan
2010
- Non-fiction - Capital Sailing: The history of the Canberra Yacht ClubCanberra Yacht ClubThe Canberra Yacht Club was formed in 1959 in anticipation of the creation of Lake Burley Griffin in the centre of Canberra, which happened in the 1960s. It is located on the shore in the suburb of Yarralumla...
1959-2009 by Alan Foskett - Fiction - Hornet Bank by Gordon ReidGordon ReidGordon Reid may refer to:* Gordon McGregor Reid , director general and chief executive of The North of England Zoological Society* Gordon Reid , who appeared in The Others* Gordon Reid , Canadian...
- Poetry - Before Afterwards by Leon Trainor
- Children's - (not awarded)
- Short story - "Acts of Kindness" by Jennifer Shapcott