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Wednesday, 5 October 2011

UWA Publishing book Vite Italiane:  Italian Lives in Western Australia , by Susanna Iuliano, has won the 2010 Western Australian Premier's Book Award for the State Library of Western Australia's WA History category.

The Judges' report declared Vite Italiane , "[a] very readable, comprehensive, lively yet scholarly history of Italians in Western Australia. Wide ranging in scope and true to its title, it captures the lives of Italians in Western Australia over the last 100 years".

UWA Publishing Director, Terri-ann White, congratulated Susanna Iuliano, and all those involved in the production of this very important work, which highlights the valuable contribution made by Italian migrants to Western Australia's history.

The Hon. John Day, Minister for Culture and the Arts, congratulated the winners and acknowledged each shortlisted author for their contributions to the richness and diversity of our literary culture.

"The Premier's Book Awards are a celebration of the industry's creativity, hard work and talent," Mr Day said.

The complete list of this year's winners and the Judges' reports are available on the State Library of Western Australia's website.

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Kiri Falls (UWA Publishing)  (+61 8)  6488 6806  /  (+61 4) 28 136 847
Michael Sinclair-Jones (UWA Public Affairs)  (+61 8)  6488 3229  /  (+61 4) 00 700 783

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