The Age is inviting entries for the 2010 Book of the Year Awards.
A $10,000 prize will be awarded in each of the following categories:
- A work of imaginative writing
- A work of non-fiction
- A work of poetry (the Dinny O'Hearn prize)
The three chosen books will then be considered for the overall Age Book of the Year, the winner of which will receive an additional $10,000. The winners will be announced at The Age Book of the Year function during the Melbourne Writers’ Festival.
The prize for the work of imaginative writing will be awarded to a novel or a collection of short stories. The poetry prize will be awarded to a collection of poetry by one author, including selected or collected volumes.
The prize for the non-fiction work will be awarded to the book considered the best biography, autobiography, the best history or the best scholarly work of social, political or topical interest.
Entries close on June 4.
Entries should be addressed to: The Age Book of the Year Award, Level 2, Media House, 655 Collins Street, Docklands, Victoria 3008, accompanied by a covering letter explaining that they are submissions for The Age Book of the Year Awards 2010. Title, author, and publisher should also be listed.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Only books published between June 1, 2009 and May 31, 2010 are eligible for consideration.
The definition of an Australian book is that it should be written by someone born or a resident in Australia. The award is to encourage and promote Australian writing and books entered must be of a literary merit. The authors should also be living.
Publishers are invited to enter FOUR works of fiction, FOUR works of non-fiction, and FOUR works of poetry per imprint. This is the maximum. Entries can be submitted only by publishers, not authors, except when a book is self published.
(More information HERE.)
A $10,000 prize will be awarded in each of the following categories:
- A work of imaginative writing
- A work of non-fiction
- A work of poetry (the Dinny O'Hearn prize)
The three chosen books will then be considered for the overall Age Book of the Year, the winner of which will receive an additional $10,000. The winners will be announced at The Age Book of the Year function during the Melbourne Writers’ Festival.
The prize for the work of imaginative writing will be awarded to a novel or a collection of short stories. The poetry prize will be awarded to a collection of poetry by one author, including selected or collected volumes.
The prize for the non-fiction work will be awarded to the book considered the best biography, autobiography, the best history or the best scholarly work of social, political or topical interest.
Entries close on June 4.
Entries should be addressed to: The Age Book of the Year Award, Level 2, Media House, 655 Collins Street, Docklands, Victoria 3008, accompanied by a covering letter explaining that they are submissions for The Age Book of the Year Awards 2010. Title, author, and publisher should also be listed.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Only books published between June 1, 2009 and May 31, 2010 are eligible for consideration.
The definition of an Australian book is that it should be written by someone born or a resident in Australia. The award is to encourage and promote Australian writing and books entered must be of a literary merit. The authors should also be living.
Publishers are invited to enter FOUR works of fiction, FOUR works of non-fiction, and FOUR works of poetry per imprint. This is the maximum. Entries can be submitted only by publishers, not authors, except when a book is self published.
(More information HERE.)
