Senate debates

Wednesday, 9 August 2006

Australian Book Industry Awards

6:45 pm

Photo of Natasha Stott DespojaNatasha Stott Despoja (SA, Australian Democrats) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—
(a)
congratulates the following winners of the Australian Book Industry Awards, held in Sydney on 26 July 2006, on their literary achievement:
(i)
Australian Publisher of the Year 2006: Allen & Unwin,
(ii)
Australian Independent Bookseller of the Year 2006: Riverbend Books,
(iii)
Australian Chain Bookseller of the Year 2006: Readings Carlton,
(iv)
Australian Book of the Year 2006: The Secret River by Kate Grenville,
(v)
The Pixie O’Harris Award: Julie Watts,
(vi)
Australian Illustrated Book of the Year 2006: Italian Joy by Carla Coulson,
(vii)
Australian Biography of the Year 2006: Far From A Still Life: Margaret Olley by Meg Stewart,
(viii)
Australian General Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2006: The Weather Makers: The History and Future Impact of Climate Change by Tim Flannery,
(ix)
Australian Book of the Year for Younger Children (age range 0 to 8 years) 2006: Little Fur: The Legend of Little Fur Book 1 by Isobelle Carmody,
(x)
Australian Book of the Year for Older Children (age range 8 to 14 years) 2006: Does my Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah,
(xi)
Australian Literary Fiction Book of the Year 2006: The Secret River by Kate Grenville,
(xii)
Australian General Fiction Book of the Year 2006: The Broken Shore by Peter Temple,
(xiii)
Australian Newcomer of the Year (debut writer) 2006: A Man’s Got to Have a Hobby by William McInnes,
(xiv)
Australian Export & Rights Development Award 2006: Allen & Unwin,
(xv)
Australian Marketing Campaign of the Year 2006: The CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet by Dr Manny Noakes with Dr Peter Clifton,
(xvi)
Australian Distributor of the Year 2006: Alliance Distribution Services, and
(xvii)
Australian Small Publisher of the Year 2006: Scribe Publications;
(b)
acknowledges Mr John Marsden, who was awarded the Lloyd O’Neil Award for Services to the Australian Book Industry; and
(c)
acknowledges the Government’s Books Alive initiative which ‘aims to encourage all Australians to experience the joys of reading’.

Question agreed to.

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