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UWA Publishing books, Lines for Birds , Justice , and Government House have been shortlisted for the 2011 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards.

Lines for Birds: Poems and Paintings by Barry Hill and John Wolseley, which is shortlisted for the Poetry Award, was also previously shortlisted for the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards.

Justice: A history of the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia , by Fiona Skyring, and Government House and Western Australian Society 1829-2010 , by Jeremy Martens, are both shortlisted for the WA History Award.

This is the second time that Justice and Government House have been shortlisted for the same award: in June, Justice won the Margaret Medcalf Award for use of State archives, and Government House was awarded a special commendation.

Minister for Culture and the Arts, John Day, said a record number of 596 entries were submitted this year, compared to 571 for the 2010 Awards.

The winners will be announced on September 20.

For more information on the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, head to the State Library of Western Australia's website: https://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/about_us/premiers_book_awards/ .

Media references

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