Saturday, April 25, 2009

Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2009 Entries Close Friday 1 May

Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2009
Entries Close Friday 1 May

Writers and publishers are now invited to submit entries to the prestigious 2009 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards. A total of $195,000 will be awarded to established and emerging writers across eleven categories in one of Australia's richest and most diverse writing prizes.

The 2009 guidelines and nomination form is attached to this email.
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Prizes Offered in 2009
The Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction
The Nettie Palmer Prize for Non-fiction
The CJ Dennis Prize for Poetry
The Louis Esson Prize for Drama
The Prize for Young Adult Fiction
The Alfred Deakin Prize for an Essay Advancing Public Debate
The Prize for an Unpublished Manuscript by an Emerging Victorian Writer*
The Grollo Ruzzene Foundation Prize for Writing about Italians in Australia
The John Curtin Prize for Journalism
The Prize for Best Music Theatre Script
The Prize for Science Writing**

* restricted to Victorian writers
** Eligibility period: 1 May 2007 to 30 April 2009

With the exceptions noted (*), the Awards are open to all Australians with works first published or performed between 1 May 2008 and 30 April 2009.

The closing date for entries is Friday 1 May 2009.

The Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards are administered by the State Library of Victoria. Further information about the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards is available from http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/pla
For any enquiries please contact (03) 8664 7277 or pla@slv.vic.gov.au


Other News from the State Library of Victoria
The Independent Type: Books and Writing in Victoria

The Independent Type: Books and Writing in Victoria is a free exhibition that celebrates Victoria’s rich and diverse written culture, highlighting the stories, the voices and the spirit of independence that have made our literature unique.

With this important exhibition the State Library of Victoria celebrates Melbourne’s status as a UNESCO City of Literature. The exhibition traces Victoria’s literary evolution from traditional Indigenous storytelling through colonial classics to the vibrant contemporary writing scene. This thread is interwoven with the grand narrative of Victoria’s history, and of the people and events that made Melbourne marvellous.

The Independent Type exhibition is accompanied by an array of events and activities. The extensive program includes talks, tours, films and workshops, and many of them are free. For information about these events go to http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/exhibitions/kmg/2009/independent-type/events/index.html

24 April–25 October 2009
State Library of Victoria
328 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Open 10am–5pm daily (to 9pm Thursdays)
Free entry
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/goto/independent-type

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

City Library Street Press workshop with Bernard Caleo

City Library Street Press workshops continue next Wednesday (22nd April) with the return of the awesome Bernard Caleo of Cardigan comics helping all of us to draw and produce comics in his own unique and ubiquitous way... Bernard's workshop was a massive success last season, so we asked him back!


The workshops are generally practical in nature and run from 6 - 7.45 at the City Library, 253 Flinders Lane. Contact (03)96589500 for more details and to book a space.
The regular alternate Wednesday workshops run at City Library, 253 Flinders Lane in Melbourne's CBD from 6pm until 7.45pm and will be FREE.
Visit www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/libraries or call (03)96589500 for more details and to confirm a space.

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