Monday, 17 November 2008

UWA Press is delighted to announce that Geraldine Wooller's novel The Seamstress published last year has been longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.

The IMPAC is the largest and most international prize of its kind.  It involves nominations of books from libraries across the globe, and is open to books written in any language.  The prize money is 100,000 Euros.

The longlist consists of 146 books and includes eight other Australian books.  The shortlist will be announced on April 2, 2009, and the winner on June 11, 2009.

As well, Hanifa Deen's account of a racial vilification case in Victoria in The Jihad Seminar , published in August, has been shortlisted in the 2008 Human Rights Medals and Awards administered by the Australian Human Rights Commission.  The results will be announced on Wednesday, December 10 in Sydney.

UWA Press Director and Publisher, Associate Professor Terri-ann White, highlighted the importance of literary awards in drawing attention to readers of books published in any annual cycle.

"We are thrilled for Geraldine, who has already found her way onto some shortlists for her wonderful novel, and we are delighted the book was nominated by the State Library of WA.  It is also wonderful for Hanifa to be recognised on a shortlist from a sector in which she has done valuable work for many years."

Media references

Associate Professor Terri-ann White (UWA Press)  (+61 8)  6488 1343  /  (+61 4) 05 390 805
Janine MacDonald (UWA Public Affairs)  (+61 8)  6488 5563  /  (+61 4) 32 637 716

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