The winners of the 2015 New England Thunderbolt Prize are: Poetry, P.S. Cottier (ACT), for Criminals Who Are No Longer Criminals; Fiction, Susan Bennett, (Vic) for Bittersweet; Non-Fiction, Joshua Nash (NSW) for A Nameless Island; New England Award, Tony Sevil for The Disappearance of Buck; Emerging Author Award, Lynne Cook (NSW) for Change of Plan; Youth Award, Madeleine Gomez (Vic) for Scrap Metal.
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CALIBRE PRIZE
Australian Book Review seeks entries in the 10th Calibre Prize for an outstanding non-fiction essay. All essayists writing in English are eligible, regardless of where they live. Essays must be between 3000 and 7000 words and must be written in English. Deadline: January 18, 2016. First prize: $5000 and publication in ABR. See: australianbookreview.com.au/prizes/calibre-prize/calibre-online-entry.
WHAT'S ON
October 17: Poet Subhash Jaireth and cellist David Pereira will respond to portraits of Deborah Mailman, by Evert Ploeg, and Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, by Guy Maestri, at 2pm, at the National Portrait Gallery. Free, no need to book. See portrait.gov.au/calendar/luminous-melancholy/1033.
October 21: Professor Gail Jones will give an informal talk on the conceptual frameworks of her recent novel, A Guide to Berlin, at 5.30pm at the Humanities Research Centre Conference Room 128, A.D. Hope Building 14, ANU.
October 22: Marion Halligan and Carmel Bird will discuss Bird's new collection of short stories, My Hearts Are Your Hearts, and her new memoir, Fair Game, at 6pm at the National Library of Australia Theatre. $10 (includes refreshments and book signing). Bookings 6262 1271 (Mon-Friday, 9am-noon).
October 22: Harry Hartog in Westfield Woden will be hosting the book launch of The Time of Ghosts by Gillian Polack at 6.30pm. Free entry and refreshments RSVP to woden@harryhartog.com.au.
October 23: Jane Caro reveals the delicate balancing act performed by women juggling career and family and introduces her memoir, Plain-speaking Jane, at a breakfast at Bookplate, National Gallery of Australia, at 7.30am. $50 includes book and breakfast, $25 breakfast only. Bookings 6262 1271 (Monday to Friday, 9 am-noon).
October 25: Charlotte Wood will be in conversation at Muse, East Hotel, 69 Canberra Avenue, Kingston, at 3.30pm about her novel The Natural Way of Things, an exploration of contemporary misogyny and corporate control. Admission $10, includes a drink. Bookings musecanberra.com.au.
October 25: At 5pm, WINEPRESS, a conversation about reading, writing, and ideas that matter, with Robyn Cadwallader, Biff Ward and Nigel Featherstone, with Evol McLeod as MC. Eden Road Winery, 3182 Barton Highway, Murrumbateman. Free, but RSVP by Friday, October 23, to projects@starts.com.au.
October 30: ABC journalist Kerry O'Brien will be in conversation with Lenore Taylor on O'Brien's new book Keating at a Literary Dinner at University House, ANU at 6.15pm, pre-signings, for 7pm dinner. Cost: $62. Bookings 6125 8415.
November 4: Midnight Oil singer and former politician Peter Garrett will be in conversation with Alex Sloan on Garrett's autobiography Big Blue Sky in a free Canberra Times/ANU meet the author talk at 6pm in Manning Clark lecture theatre 1 at ANU. Bookings 6125 8415.
* Contributions to Litbits are welcome. Please email litbits@canberratimes.com.au by COB on the Monday prior to publication. Publication is not guaranteed.
