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The Clennett Report – 24 April 2026
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Sam Guthrie, Laura McCluskey, Zoë Rankin and Jennifer Trevelyan‘s works have been longlisted for the UK Crime Writers’ Association’s (CWA) 2026 Dagger Awards.
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The State Library of NSW has released new research that highlights the social value and community benefits of libraries. Key findings are:
- People who visit libraries have higher self-reported health and wellbeing, and the more frequently they visit, the better they feel.
- 64% of respondents believe that public libraries are places of safety and belonging.
- 67% of frequent State Library users agreed that the library helps with mental wellbeing.
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Libraries generate a total of $1.13 billion in community value.
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Lauren Saunders is a winning illustrator at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair (BCBF) Illustrators Exhibition.
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The NSW Literary Awards shorlist for 2026 has been announced.
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Christina Stead Prize for Fiction ($40,000)
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Douglas Stewart Prize for Nonfiction ($40,000)
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Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry ($30,000)
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Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children’s Literature ($30,000)
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Ethel Turner Prize for Young People’s Literature ($30,000)Highly Commended: Starlight / Solli Raphael
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Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting ($30,000)Highly Commended: Koreaboo / Michelle Lim Davidson and Nucleus / Alana Valentine
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Betty Roland Prize for Scriptwriting ($30,000)
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The Indigenous Writers’ Prize ($30,000)
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Multicultural NSW Award ($30,000)Highly Commended: Shapeshifting / ed by Jeanine Leane & Ellen Van Neerven and It’s a Sign / Ela Pinar
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UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing ($10,000)
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Chelsea Curto author of Face Off is facing accusations that she plagarised Rachel Reid’s Heated Rivalry.
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Australian cartoonist Lee Lai has been shortlisted for the Carol Shields Prize (Canada and US) for their graphic novel Cannon.
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Evelyn Araluen has announced that she will step away from publishing with University of Queensland Press after it was reported that the publisher has scrapped the book Bila, a River Cycle by author Jazz Money and illustrator Matt Chun. This decision has come after The Australian claims that the illustrator holds or expressed anti-Jewish views.
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The rights to turn Pissants by Brandon Jack into a TV series have been secured by Jesse Laurie and Lewis Mullholland.
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Adelaide Writers Week has a new director. Rosemaire Milsom has joined the team and was the founding director of Newcastle Writers Week.
Books in the Media
National
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A. D. Hope: A Life / Susan Lever (Biography)
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Hagtale / Sally O’Reilly (Historical Fiction)
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Hooked / Asako Yuzuki (Fiction)
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Once We Were Wildlife: Stories / Inga Simpson (Short Stories)
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Phantom Days / Angela O’Keeffe (Fiction)
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Son of Nobody / Yann Martel (Historical Fiction)
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The Daffodil Days / Helen Bain (Fiction)
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The Endling / Keely Jobe (Fiction)
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The Shadow of the Object / Chloe Aridjis (Fiction)
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The Water Takes / Sarah Walker (Literary Fiction)
NSW
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Click / Sarah Bailey (Fiction)
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Lost Lambs / Madeline Cash (Fiction)
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Scene: A Memoir / Abel Ferrara (Memoir)
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The News from Dublin / Colm Tóibín (Short Stories)
QLD
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A Beautiful Loan / Mary Costello (Fiction)
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Click / Sarah Bailey (Fiction)
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Every Wild Soul / Katherine Johnson (Literary Fiction)
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It’s Not Love, Actually / Dee Salmin (Self-Help)
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Lost Lambs / Madeline Cash (Fiction)
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Love Lane / Patrick Gale (Fiction)
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Scene: A Memoir / Abel Ferrara (Memoir)
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The Minstrels / Eva Hornung (Fiction)
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The News from Dublin / Colm Tóibín (Short Stories)
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The Titanic Story of Evelyn / Lisa Wilkinson (Biography)
SA
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A Beautiful Loan / Mary Costello (Fiction)
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Every Wild Soul / Katherine Johnson (Literary Fiction)
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It’s Not Love, Actually / Dee Salmin (Self-Help)
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Lost Lambs / Madeline Cash (Fiction)
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Love Lane / Patrick Gale (Fiction)
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The Minstrels / Eva Hornung (Fiction)
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The Titanic Story of Evelyn / Lisa Wilkinson (Biography)
TAS
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Every Wild Soul / Katherine Johnson (Literary Fiction)
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It’s Not Love, Actually / Dee Salmin (Self-Help)
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Lost Lambs / Madeline Cash (Fiction)
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Love Lane / Patrick Gale (Fiction)
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The Minstrels / Eva Hornung (Fiction)
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The Titanic Story of Evelyn / Lisa Wilkinson (Biography)
VIC + WA
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Click / Sarah Bailey (Fiction)
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Lost Lambs / Madeline Cash (Fiction)
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The News from Dublin / Colm Tóibín (Short Stories)
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Scene: A Memoir / Abel Ferrara (Memoir)
*Information gathered from Books+Publishing, Lamestream, The Guardian
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