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Mary Who? Bookshop, in partnership with the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies and Penguin Random House, is thrilled to present 'An Evening with Anna Funder' as the author tours with her new book "Wifedom".

Tuesday 19th September   |  5:30PM for 6:00PM start
Sir George Kneipp Auditorium, James Cook University, Townsville

The Board of the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies has the pleasure of inviting you and your guests to the presentation of the 2023 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award and the H T Priestley Medal.

Date: Friday, 6th October 2023
Time: 5.30pm for 6.00pm start
Where: Central Plaza, JCU Townsville, Bebegu Yumba Campus
Cost: $10.00 for non-FALS members, free for members.

Drinks and canapes will be served on the night.

Register your attendance now.

News

Six books have been shortlisted for the 2022 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award, one of Australia’s oldest literary awards. Read more.

15 books have been longlisted for the 2022 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award, including short story collections, YA fiction, crime fiction and poetry. Read more.

The shortlist for one of Australia’s oldest and most prestigious literary awards has been announced by the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies, based at James Cook University.

"We’ve had to hose quite a bit of blood off the walls and consoled ourselves with the fact that this was the biggest, most diverse, and best set of Roderick entries ever.  We simply had more good and very good books this year than any of us can remember" said Emeritus Professor Alan Lawson, Chair of the Judging Panel.  Read more.

15 books have been longlisted for the 2023 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award, including an art book and an encyclopaedic dictionary.

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The winner of the Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award for 2022 has been announced and it is Emily Bitto for her novel Wild Abandon, published by Allen & Unwin.

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