Award Winning Australian Writing is an exciting anthology that features the cream of Australia’s award-winning literary crop. The 2010 edition features over forty competitions, including The Age Short Story Competition, The Lord Mayor’s Creative Writing Awards, the Southern Cross Literary Competition, thePage Seventeen Short Story Competition and the John Marsden Prize.
"Award Winning Australian Writing provides readers with an opportunity for discovery — not just of great writing, but of tomorrow's literary stars. And what a journey of discovery it is!" — Lisa Dempster Director, Emerging Writers' Festival
Following the successful launch of Award Winning Australian Writing 2008and Award Winning Australian Writing 2009 at the Melbourne Writers’ Festivals of both years, Melbourne Books is pleased to announce the launch of Award Winning Australian Writing 2010.
This annual anthology is an exciting initiative that showcases the best short story and bush poetry competition winners from around the country. It represents the rare chance for emerging writers to have their work published in a nationally distributed book, and allows both prestigious and smaller-scale competitions to garner a wider readership and higher profile.
AWAW has been participated in by a myriad of Australian writers and competitions, each representing — and enriching — the country’s diverse literary landscape. AWAW is committed to showcasing the work of writers who have stamped their names on Australia’s writing community, as well as those who are enjoying the first flushes of success.
Now in its third edition, AWAW continues its role as a conduit for Australian literary talent. As a whole, this collection is a wonderful illustration of Australia’s communities and cultures, and offers an indication of what those communities like to read.
Praise for Award Winning Australian Writing
Award Winning Australian Writing provides readers with an opportunity for discovery — not just of great writing, but of tomorrow’s literary stars. And what a journey of discovery it is! — Lisa Dempster Director, Emerging Writers' Festival
‘Read the collection. Here and there you will discover a gem, a passage or observation that will open up a new slant on things, a tiny moment of revelation. This is the reward of reading such a diverse collection.’ – Arnold Zable
‘Awards enable writers to be recognised and become a launch pad for many writers. It is anthologies such as Award Winning Australian Writingthat keep those winners’ works alive.’ – Philip Rainford, FAW President 1999–2010
