Australia-Asia Literary Award
| Australia-Asia Literary Award | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored by | Government of Western Australia |
| Date | November 2008 |
| Country | Australia |
| Hosted by | Department of Culture and the Arts |
| Reward(s) | A$110,000 |
| First awarded | 2008 |
| Last awarded | 2008 |
Australia-Asia Literary Award (AALA) was a literary award supported by the former Government of Western Australia department, the Department of Culture and the Arts.[1]
History
[edit]The Australia-Asia Literary Award was established in 2007 and the first and only winner was announced in November 2008, from entries published in 2007.
In 2010 it was announced the award would be discontinued, with resources merged with the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards (PBA).[2][3][4][5] "The AALA will be discontinued immediately so we can free up some of those funds for an improved Premier’s Book Awards."[2] On 15 February 2010, the PBA began accepting for entry books published in 2008 and 2009 for the 2010 PBA.[2]
Description
[edit]The Australia-Asia Literary Award was Australia's richest literary prize, with a purse of A$110,000.[6]
Shortlist and winner
[edit]Winner announced in November 2008 for books published in 2007.[1]
Winner
- David Malouf, The Complete Stories [7]
Shortlist
- Michelle de Kretser, The Lost Dog
- Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist
- David Malouf, The Complete Stories
- Ceridwen Dovey, Blood Kin
- Janette Turner Hospital, Orpheus Lost
References
[edit]- ^ a b Australia-Asia Literary Award Archived 19 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Premier's Book Awards Archived 29 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine, press release, State Library of Western Australia
- ^ "Rich Australia-Asia book prize is cancelled". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 February 2010.
- ^ "Book closed on rich prize". Herald Sun. 6 February 2010.
- ^ "Oz lit prize dumped as money ill-spent". The Phnom Penh Post. 9 February 2010.
- ^ "Richest literary award gets book thrown at it due to cost". Townsville Bulletin (Queensland, Australia). 6 February 2010.
- ^ Jason Steger (22 November 2008). "Rich pickings for Malouf". The Age.