Tag: Author
Malouf wins Australia-Asia Literary prize
David Malouf has been awarded the $110,000 Australia-Asia Literary Award for The Complete Stories. [MORE]
Noddy ready for literary comeback
Noddy is set to make a comeback in a new book being penned to celebrate his 60th birthday.[MORE]
Keneally recalls how Schindler's List was written
Thomas Keneally has revealed how he came to write the novel made into Schindler's List.[MORE]
Midnight's Children headed for big screen
Canadian director Deepa Mehta is collaborating with Salman Rushdie on a big screen adaption of the author's 1981 historical novel Midnight's Children.[MORE]
Aussie author claims $140k Dylan prize
Australian author Nam Le wins the prestigious 60,000 pound Dylan Thomas Prize.[MORE]
Barrister accuses Govt of abandoning author in Thai jail
An Australian barrister is accusing the Federal Government of failing to help an Australian writer who is in jail in Bangkok on charges of insulting the Thai monarchy.[MORE]
Jurassic Park author Crichton dies at 66
Author of The Andromeda Strain, Jurassic Park and creator of TV's ER dies aged 66.[MORE]
Lennon speaks about author's anti-mill stance
Tasmania's former premier Paul Lennon has spoken out about Gunns proposed pulp mill for the first time since his resignation in May.[MORE]
Pulitzer Prize winner Studs Terkel dies
Pulitzer-prize winning author Studs Terkel, famous for oral history, dies aged 96.[MORE]
Ledger's last days: 'Euphoric highs, crashing lows'
Oz actor Heath Ledger may have had bipolar disorder, a new biography claims.[MORE]
Author of mafia book, under threat, to quit Italy: report
The author of a hard-hitting bestseller on the Camorra plans to flee Italy after learning that the Naples-area mafia wants him dead by Christmas, a news report says.[MORE]
Artistic freedom 'under threat' from Henson backlash
Oz author Frank Moorhouse questions whether new protocols will curtail artistic expression.[MORE]
First-time novelist wins Booker
First-time Australian-Indian novelist Aravind Adiga takes out the prestigious literary prize.[MORE]
Decision day for Booker hopefuls
Today is the day Steve Toltz's debut novel, A Fraction Of The Whole, goes up against five other works for the English-speaking world's most prestigious literary award.[MORE]
Writer Kundera denies informer claims
Czech-born writer Milan Kundera has denied allegations that in his youth he was an informer for Czechoslovakia's Communist secret police.[MORE]
Aussie film extra-turned-novelist eyes Booker
Australian film extra-turned-novelist Steve Toltz has a one in six chance of winning.[MORE]
Rushdie labels Palin 'a joke'
Salman Rushdie brands US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin "a bad joke".[MORE]
Nobel judges accused of anti-US bias
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Does the selection of France's Le Clezio prove the Swedish Academy is guilty of anti-US bias?[MORE]
France's Le Clezio wins Nobel Literature Prize
French author Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio wins the 2008 Nobel Literature Prize.[MORE]
Rowling earns $7m a week
Revealed: Harry Potter creator JK Rowling rakes in close to $7 million every week.[MORE]
Favourites top Nobel literature prize guess list
Aussie poet Les Murray could be honoured with this year's Nobel prize for literature.[MORE]
Pratchett warns of Alzheimer's 'tsunami'
Bestselling author Terry Pratchett, who has Alzheimer's disease, warned on Monday (local time) that Britain faced a "tsunami" of dementia sufferers and pleaded for more funding into research.[MORE]
JK Rowling donates $2.2m to UK's struggling PM
Author JK Rowling has given a wad of cash to Britain's struggling Labour Party.[MORE]
Edinburgh to honour Rowling
Harry Potter author JK Rowling will be honoured later today by the Scottish capital, Edinburgh - her adopted home where she created the world famous boy wizard.[MORE]
Garner wins Qld Premier's literary prize
Helen Garner has taken out the top prize at this year's Queensland Premier's Literary Awards.[MORE]
