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Past the Shallows

Chels wrote 1 month ago: Goodreads Title: Past the Shallows Author: Favel Parrett Hachette Australia, 2011     KOBO … more →

Tags: Review, Book Club, Past the Shallows, 2011, hachette australia

Women’s Prize for Fiction 2013 Longlist?8 comments

savidgereads wrote 2 months ago: So tomorrow is the announcement of the first, yet technically eighteenth, Women’s Prize for Literatu … more →

Tags: Random Savidgeness, women's prize for fiction, Kate Atkinson, Maggie o'Farrell, Nicola Barker, Barbara Kingsolver, Rose Tremain, Hilary Mantel, Tracy Chevalier

February Wrap Up

Chels wrote 2 months ago: This is a monthly post done at the beginning of each month to quickly recap what I’ve read thr … more →

Tags: Book Club, Monthly Wrap-Up, Review, wrap-up, goodreads challenge, Read, Reading, February, james patterson

Launch Saturday March 9th from 7pm: Rough Diamond by Kathryn Ledson with host guest author Favel Parrett

greatescapebooks wrote 3 months ago: Launch: Rough Diamond by Kathryn Ledson with host guest author Favel Parrett Long Weekend: Saturday … more →

Tags: Events, great escape books, Kathryn Ledson

Favel Parrett's Past the Shallows5 comments

shawjonathan wrote 3 months ago: Favel Parrett, Past the Shallows (Hachette Australia 2011) I had three compelling reasons for fast-t … more →

Tags: Books, australian women writers challenge, edwina shaw, NSW Premier's Literary Awards

NEW THRILL SEEKERS INTERVIEW

Edwina Shaw wrote 3 months ago: Thrill Seekers   I’ve just done an interesting new Interview about Thrill Seekers with Dr Dawn … more →

Tags: Thrill Seekers, azra alagic, Chris Currie, Dawn Barker, edwina shaw, fractured, monique mcdonell, Phillipa Fioretti, Queensland Writers Centre/Hachette manuscript developme

REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL1 comment

Edwina Shaw wrote 4 months ago: 2012 was a huge year for me with the long-awaited release of Thrill Seekers. Finally, after ten year … more →

Tags: edwina shaw, Thrill Seekers, Helena Pastor, Katherine Howell, Julianne Schultz, Jonathan Shaw, Veny Armanno, Stephen Romei

STILL GRINNING4 comments

Edwina Shaw wrote 5 months ago: Moment of award being announced Well I didn’t take out the big prize, that honour went to the … more →

Tags: Thrill Seekers, edwina shaw, peggy frew, NSW Premier's Literary Awards, UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing, Rohan Wilson, Jonathan Shaw

NSWPLA and NSWPHA Dinner5 comments

shawjonathan wrote 5 months ago: I didn’t expect to attend a NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Dinner this year. For a while … more →

Tags: Books, Diary, abc, Ahn Do, Aunty Norma Ingram, Barry O'Farrell, Betty Roland, Catherine Freyne, clive james

Review: PAST THE SHALLOWS by Favel Parrett10 comments

bernadetteinoz wrote 5 months ago: I’m not sure it was a completely conscious decision but, looking back, I can almost pinpoint t … more →

Tags: Australia, Book Review

It's the year of female writers

Keith Lawrence wrote 7 months ago: Critically acclaimed, Anna Funder and her debut novel All That I Am not surprisingly picked up the 2 … more →

Tags: Literature, Miles Franklin Award, Gillian Mears, Anna Funder, Gail Jones, Frank Moorhouse, Hilary Mantel

Past the Shallows by Favel Parrett9 comments

Iris wrote 8 months ago: Past the Shallows – Favel Parrett John Murray Publishers, August 2012 Review copy from the pub … more →

Tags: Books, Fiction, Contemporary, Past the Shallows, Miles Franklin shortlist

Past The Shallows by Favel Parrett1 comment

ifnotread wrote 9 months ago: The literary world is a funny thing. I’m not in it as much as listening to it. I heard  Favel … more →

National Bookshop Day 2012

greatescapebooks wrote 9 months ago: National Bookshop Day @ Great Escape Books Saturday August 11th from 1.00pm-4.00pm Saturday 11 Augus … more →

Tags: Events, national bookshop day

2012 Kibble and Dobbie Award winners2 comments

Lisa Hill wrote 10 months ago: The 2012 Kibble and Dobbie Award winners were announced on July 25th. According to the Trust website … more →

Tags: Book News, Australian literary fiction, WOOD, Charlotte, Dobbie Literary Awards, Kibble Awards for Women Writers, PARRETT Favel, MATTHEWS Amy T, MEARS Gillian, Jones - Gail

Congratulations to Anna Funder: Winner of The Miles Franklin Literary Award 2012 for All That I Am

booktopiaadministration wrote 11 months ago: Booktopia would like to congratulate Anna Funder for winning the 2012 Miles Franklin Literary Award … more →

Tags: Fiction, Literary Prizes, Australian author, The Miles Franklin Award, Past the Shallows, All that I am, Anna Funder, Frank Moorhouse, cold light

2012 Lighthouse Literary Fest Update

greatescapebooks wrote 11 months ago: Welcome to the Lighthouse Literary Fest – April 2012 @ Aireys Inlet Pub For next years Lightho … more →

Tags: Events, Ailsa Piper, Aireys Inlet, Amanda Smith, Carrie Tiffany, Cate Kennedy, Charlotte, Chris Wormsley, David Corlett

COMPETITIONS2 comments

Edwina Shaw wrote 1 year ago: The results are in for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award and it looks like my dreams of standing w … more →

Tags: edwina shaw, Phillipa Fioretti, amazon breakthrough novel award, Chris Currie, QWC/Hachette manuscript development programme

03.05. Absolutely thrilled that Favel Parrett's Past the Shallows made the Miles Franklin shortlist

mareelouise wrote 1 year ago: I am so thrilled that Past the Shallows made the shortlist. I would love this book to get as much at … more →

Tags: Books, Literature, Miles Franklin shortlist, Miles Franklin Award shortlist


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