2020 Book of the Year Shortlist Announcement
5.30pm—6.30pm
At the close of the first day of the Independent Publishing Conference, pour yourself a drink, grab a bowl of salty snacks and join us for the shortlist announcement for the inaugural SPN Book of the Year Award!
Our amazing judges – bookseller Jackie Tang, author and editor Jane Rawson and broadcaster Mel Cranenburgh (below) – have worked their way through a pile of over 120 entries to come up with the shortlist.
The entries reflect the breadth of the books published by SPN members, covering the gamut from novels to children’s picture books via poetry collections, essays, biographies and more.
All shortlisted authors and their publishers will receive a free year’s subscription to ArtsHub, Australia’s leading independent online resource dedicated to the world of the arts.
This session is free to attend but please click here to RSVP.
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This session is free to attend — registration required! Click here to RSVPAt the close of the first day of the Independent Publishing Conference, pour yourself a drink, grab a bowl of salty snacks and join us for the shortlist announcement for the inaugural SPN Book of the Year Award! Our amazing judges – bookseller Jackie Tang, author and editor Jane Rawson and broadcaster Mel Cranenburgh (below) […]
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Jane Rawson
Jane Rawson has written two novels – A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists (which won the Most Underrated Book Award in 2014) and From the Wreck, both published by Transit Lounge – and a novella, Formaldehyde (Seizure). She is the co-author of The Handbook: Surviving and Living with Climate Change (Transit Lounge). Her short fiction and essays are in Sleepers, Overland, Tincture, Seizure, Griffith Review, Meanjin and Review of Australian Fiction.
Jackie Tang
Jackie Tang is a freelance writer and editor. She has reviewed books for Triple R, Kill Your Darlings and Books+Publishing, where she was previously editor-in-chief. She currently works as the digital marketing manager at Melbourne bookseller Readings.
Mel Cranenburgh
Melissa Cranenburgh is a writer, broadcaster, editor and educator. She spent more than a decade in senior editing roles, including associate editor and acting editor of The Big Issue, and co-editor of the magazine’s annual fiction edition. She now teaches in RMIT’s Professional Writing and Editing diploma, and hosts Triple R’s flagship weekly book show, Backstory.