Wed 20 Aug 2008
The 2009 ASAL mini conference is announced.
Title: Vincent Buckley 20 Years After: Life, Work, Politics and Times.
Date and Venue: February 10-11, 2009 | Newman College, University of Melbourne.
The and focus: The conference will consider all aspects of the life of Vincent Buckley (1925-1988), including his poetry, criticism, polemics and influence, and the importance of his Irish background and religion. (more…)
Tue 5 Aug 2008
ASAL is pleased to announce the 2007 prize winners
The ALS Gold Medal is awarded to Michelle de Kretser for The Lost Dog (Allen & Unwin)
Tue 5 Aug 2008
ASAL, in conjunction with the Australian Historical Association, announces that the winner of the 2008 The Magarey Prize for Biography is Sylvia Martin for Ida Leeson: A Life. Not a Blue-Stocking Lady (Allen & Unwin, 2006) The read the judges’ report , click here (more…)
Mon 4 Aug 2008
The Mary Gilmore Prize for a First Book of Poetry is awarded to Nathan Shepherdson for Sweeping the Light Back into the Mirror (UQP)
Thu 31 Jul 2008
ASAL members may be interested to read about the prime-minister’s new literary awards, including the process, the panel and the shortlist Click here for more www.arts.gov.au/pmliteraryawards