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UWA Publishing acquires world rights to N. J. Madden’s literary fiction novel Laughing River
Lauren Pratt 2025 DHA Acquisition Laughing River N. J. Madden
UWA Publishing has acquired world rights to N. J. Madden’s literary fiction novel Laughing River which was shortlisted for the Dorothy Hewett Award in 2025.
The Warrumbar longlisted for the Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award
Lauren Pratt Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award The Warrumbar William J. Byrne
Congratulations to William J. Byrne on being longlisted for his debut novel The Warrumbar for the Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award!!
Winners of the 2026 Dorothy Hewett Award announced
Lauren Pratt Chris Brophy Kimberley Starr The Dorothy Hewett Award
UWA Publishing is excited to announce the two winners of the 2026 Dorothy Hewett Award. The winners are: Chris Brophy for her manuscript Snow and Kimberley Starr for her manuscript being made of stone.
Two UWA Publishing titles shortlisted in the 2026 Queensland Literary Awards
Lauren Pratt Helena Pantsis Julianne Negri Mother Salad Queensland Literary Awards The Belly of a Wolf
Congratulations to UWA Publishing authors Julianne Negri and Helena Pantsis who have been shortlisted in the Queensland Literary Awards.
UWA Publishing acquires world rights to Georgie Harriss’s literary autofiction novel Perpetual Stew
Lauren Pratt Acquisition Georgie Harriss Perpetual Stew
Through a playful reinvention of lived experience, this disgusting/delicious soup of a book explores the conflicted nature of embodied existence in 21st Century ‘Australia.’ Perpetual Stew will be published by UWA Publishing in February 2027.