The shortlist for the 2010 Man Booker Prize has been announced, with one Australian making the cut. The Booker prize is considered one of the most prestigious of literary awards and the winner will be announced 12 October.

The 2010 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards shortlist has been announced with 34 books, performances and articles making the list. Books that have been nominated include: The Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction Parrot and Olivier in America, Peter Carey The Bath Fugues, Brian Castro Summertime, J.

We have a new QA on the website! This month we're featuring Australian author Chris Womersley, who won a 2008 Ned Kelly Award for his novel The Low Road. In the interview, Chris discusses his writing and researching processes as well as his latest book Bereft; a gothic tale of loss, love and revenge.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2010 Davitt Awards for best Australian women's crime writing. This years winners are: Adult Fiction Sharp Shooter Marianne Delacourt True Crime Lady Killer by Ellen Connolly and Candace Sut…

Alex Miller has won The Age's Book of the Year award, valued at $20 000, for his novel Lovesong. His bestselling novel also won the Fiction prize.

A film about the founders of Google is in the works, with the movie to be based on the book Googled: The end of the world as we know it by Ken Auletta. The Google movie is following in the footsteps of The Social Network, a movie about the founder of Facebook, which was based on the book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich.

Congratulations to A S Byatt who has won the prestigious James Tait Black Memorial Prize, worth $17 000, for her novel The Children's Book. The Children's Book was also shortlisted for the Booker prize in 2009.

In the UK, HarperCollins is being sued by the BBC , in an attempt to stop the publication of a memoir written by Top Gear's mysterious stunt driver The Stig. Up until now, the identity of The Stig has been a well-kept secret and the BBC believes the memoir breaches contractual and confidentiality agreements.

The shortlist for the 2010 Ned Kelly Awards has been announced. The Ned Kelly Awards celebrate Australian crime writing and are presented annually during the Melbourne Writers' Festival.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2010 Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards. The winners are: Older Readers Book of the Year Jarvis 24 David Metzenthen Younger Readers Book of the Year Darius Bell and the Glitter…