This week’s giveaway book comes from the winner of the inaugural Allen & Unwin Crime Prize, Vikki Petraitis. Her novel, The Unbelieved, is a compelling fiction debut and we have three to be won. Here’s a quick synopsis: When Senior Detective Antigone Pollard moves to the coastal town of Deception
This week’s giveaway book is The Cutting by Australian author Richard McHugh – described as “a darkly humorous novel about modern Australia and what it means to be a good person”. We have three copies to be won. Here is a quick synopsis: It’s 2016. Lance Alcocke, sole heir to
“Megan Goldin has a sure hand at ratcheting up the tension. The pages turn themselves.” – New York Times Book Review This week’s giveaway book is “the heart-stopping new thriller from the Australian author who has taken the world by storm”. A complex thriller that unfolds at a breakneck speed,
This week’s giveaway book is “an affirming and delightful tale based on a true story of animal rescue and community cooperation”. It has a very long title – Flipper and Finnegan – The True Story of How Tiny Jumpers Saved Little Penguins and it’s by Sophie Cunningham, with illustrations by
‘Heartwarming, fulfilling and Australian as a lamb roast and full-bodied shiraz’ – The Australian Women’s Weekly This week’s giveaway book is a warm-hearted story of fresh beginnings, unexpected friendships and the sustaining power of love and community. It’s The Bellbird River Country Choir by Sophie Green, the Top Ten bestselling
Congratulations to Al Campbell and Sandhya Parappukkaran, both Australian Writers’ Centre graduates, who are finalists in the Queensland Literary Awards 2022! Al Campbell is author of the incredible novel The Keepers. As a graduate of several Australian Writers’ Centre courses, including the Write Your Novel program, Al’s wonderful story has
‘So good. I couldn’t stop reading it’ – NICK HORNBY This week’s giveaway is a comic mystery about love, memory, and mind control from New York Times bestselling author and two-time Thurber Prize finalist Sloane Crosley. It’s brand new, it’s called Cult Classic and we have three to be won.
Calling all aspiring writers to get their pens ready for the SBS Emerging Writers’ Competition 2022. It opens on 16 August 2022 and will be judged by acclaimed Australian writers Alice Pung and Christos Tsiolkas, who are looking for enticing stories that follow the theme of ‘Emergence’. From the press
This week’s giveaway book has been described as “a celebration of accidental success in the world of gastronomy”. A fascinating look at the happy accidents that have led to some of the world’s most tastiest delights. It’s called Serendipity, by Oscar Farinetti – and we have three copies to be
The winners and shortlist of the 2022 Furphy Literary Award have been announced. Acclaimed writer and poet Cate Kennedy won the Award for her story ‘Art and Life’, with second prize awarded to Lisa Moule for ‘The Game’. And Natalie Vella has been awarded third place for her story ‘Winter
A writer (you’ve probably never heard of) once said, “all the world’s a stage” and in this round’s Furious Fiction challenge, all of the entrants were indeed merely players. Here were the criteria: Each story had to begin with a sentence containing exactly SIX words. Each story had to include
No one loved making forts more than Ricky. A fort was a place of safety and possibility. It shut out the world and enclosed her and Ollie within any story she wanted to tell … This week’s giveaway book is The Improbable Life of Ricky Bird from author Diane Connell
TWO MISSING WOMEN. ONE WITNESS. SO MANY LIES . . . This week’s giveaway book is the brand-new thriller by the “number-one bestselling and award-winning master of crime”, Michael Robotham. His latest is titled Lying Beside You, and we have three to be won. Here’s a quick synopsis: Twenty years
Their secrets can’t stay buried forever… This week’s giveaway book comes from British-based Lisa Jewell – the number one bestselling author of thrillers The Family Upstairs and Then She Was Gone. Her latest book is The Family Remains. Here’s a quick synopsis: LONDON. Early morning, June 2019 – on the
The no-drama novel writing method behind Graeme Simsion’s global bestsellers… This week’s giveaway book is from global bestselling author Graeme Simsion. Back in 2014, he created an instant hit with The Rosie Project – which spent 65 weeks on the New York Times Bestsellers list and spawned two sequels. In
A horological history of human civilisation, told through twelve world-changing clocks… It’s about time we gave away a non-fiction book, so this week’s giveaway book is About Time by David Rooney – a timely tale about our creation and relationship with time itself. We have three copies to be won.
‘Mad Men’ didn’t turn scientists into unlikely TV stars. But if they did … This week’s giveaway book is Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. Set in 1960s California, it introduces us to the unique and unforgettable Elizabeth Zott. We have three copies to be won. Here’s a quick synopsis:
This week’s giveaway book is the newly published Anna by Amy Odell. This definitive biography of Anna Wintour follows the steep climb of an ambitious young woman who would—with singular and legendary focus—become one of the most powerful people in media. Here’s a quick synopsis: As a child, Anna Wintour
This week’s giveaway book comes from author and AWC alumna Julie Fison. She completed our Crime and Thriller course while writing her manuscript (check out her publication story here) and the result is her debut novel, One Punch. We have three copies to be won. A contemporary family drama following
‘Thrilling, beautiful and blisteringly smart – utterly unforgettable.’ JOHN GREEN This week’s giveaway book is the prequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller and TikTok sensation We Were Liars. The book is Family of Liars by E. Lockhart and we have three copies to be won – it even
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