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ANU/Canberra Times: Meet the Author
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The Australian/Vogel’s Award for Young Writers
The Award that has launched the careers of over a hundred Australian authors. Offering prize money of $20,000 plus publication by Allen & Unwin with an advance against royalties.
ANU/Canberra Times: Craig Silvey in conversation
Craig Silvey will be in conversation with Irma Gold on Craig's new novel Runt, a heart-warming, funny, beautifully told story for readers of all ages from the bestselling author of Jasper Jones and Honeybee.
Book Launch: Petronella McGovern
Book launch
Petronella McGovern will be In Conversation with Karen Viggers on her latest book The Liars
When - 6pm to 7pm, Tuesday 13 September
Where - 153-11 University Avenue
Australian National University, Canberra
Presented by Harry Hartog Booksellers.
About the Novel
From the bestselling author of Six Minutes and The Good Teacher comes a compelling family drama of marital secrets and family tensions set within an investigation of sinister unsolved killings.
A wife burning with resentment. A husband hiding the past. Their teenage daughter crusading for the truth. Who can we trust? The close-knit community of Kinton Bay is shocked when fifteen-year-old Siena Britton makes a grisly discovery near a cave in the national park. Siena believes it's a skull from the town's violent colonial past and posts a video which hits the news headlines. But her parents, Meri and Rollo, think the skull is related to their teenage parties in the Killing Cave back in the 1990s. And a school mate who went missing then. None of them foresees the dangers that the discovery will create for their family. The dangers of past deceits, silences and lies that have never been resolved.
'One of my favourite Australian writers! Petronella McGovern consistently delivers smart, twisty page-turners guaranteed to keep her readers coming back for more!' - Liane Moriarty
'Compelling, contemporary crime fiction at its best. McGovern fully captures the soul of an Australian small town overdue a reckoning.' - RWR McDonald, author of the bestselling Nancy Business
About Petronella McGovern
Petronella McGovern's books have been described as domestic noir and psychological suspense. With strong characters and gripping storylines, her novels will keep you reading - and guessing - late into the night. Petronella grew up on in a large family on a farm in the Central West region of New South Wales. After travelling and working in Canberra for a number of years, she now lives on Sydney's northern beaches with her husband and their two teenagers. Petronella's bestselling debut novel, Six Minutes, was shortlisted for the Australian Crime Writers' Association's Ned Kelly Awards and longlisted for the Australian Independent Bookseller's Indie Book Awards. Her second novel, The Good Teacher, was longlisted for the Davitt Awards. The Liars is her third novel.
About Karen Viggers
Born in Melbourne and raised in the Dandenong Ranges riding horses and writing stories, Karen went on to study veterinary science at Melbourne University before working in practice for several years. She completed a PhD in wildlife health, and since then she has worked on a wide range of Australian native animals, including kangaroos. Karen loves landscapes, wild places, people and animals. She is the author of three novels: The Stranding (2008) and the bestselling, The Lightkeeper's Wife (2011) and The Grass Castle. She lives in Canberra with her husband and two children.
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The Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award 2023
The Award that has launched the careers of over a hundred Australian authors. Offering prize money of $20,000 plus publication by Allen & Unwin with an advance against royalties.
Application Deadline: Faber Writing Scholarships
Faber Writing Scholarships are open to anyone, and offer successful applicants the opportunity to take part in our programs in either Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and online for free.
The Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award
The Award that has launched the careers of over a hundred Australian authors.
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Allen & Unwin Crime Writing Prize
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