2020 Shortlist and Winner of the Furphy Literary Award


The links below are to articles reporting on the shortlist and the winner of the 2020 Furphy Literary Award.

For more visit:
https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/07/07/153115/furphy-literary-award-2020-shortlist-announced/
https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/07/29/154409/furphy-literary-award-2020-winners-announced/

2020 Colin Roderick Award Longlist


The link below is to an article reporting on the longlist for the 2020 Colin Roderick Award.

For more visit:
https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/06/30/152720/colin-roderick-award-2020-longlist-announced/

2020 Caine Prize Winner


The links below are to articles reporting on the winner of the 2020 Caine Prize for African writing – Irenosen Okojie for ‘Grace Jones.’

For more visit:
https://lithub.com/nigerian-british-writer-irenosen-okojie-has-won-the-caine-prize-for-a-story-about-a-grace-jones-impersonator/
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jul/27/irenosen-okojie-wins-the-caine-prize-for-stunning-short-story-grace-jones

The Mark Dawson Controversy


The links below are to articles reporting on how author Mark Dawson manipulated the bestseller list and the consequences of his action.

For more visit:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2020/jul/20/an-author-bought-his-own-book-to-get-higher-on-bestseller-lists-is-that-fair
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jul/22/author-loses-spot-in-top-10-bought-400-copies-of-his-own-book-mark-dawson-the-cleaner