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A multifaceted multidisciplinary perspective: Authors of Collecting the West discuss their groundbreaking approach to understanding the history of collecting in Western Australia

Lauren Pratt Collecting the West Interview Jess Burns

A multifaceted multidisciplinary perspective: Authors of Collecting the West discuss their groundbreaking approach to understanding the history of collecting in Western Australia

In this interview, UWAP intern Jess Burns speaks with Alistair, Gaye and Tiffany on how collections helped Western Australia discover a sense of place, the entanglement of colonisation in collecting and the important role Indigenous peoples played in this history.  

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The Hum Hearers wins the 2025 Wesley Michel Wright Prize

Lauren Pratt Awards Shey Marque The Hum Hearers

The Hum Hearers wins the 2025 Wesley Michel Wright Prize

Shey Marque's poetry collection The Hum Hearers has won the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Arts Wesley Michel Wright Prize for an original work of verse or poetry.

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The Infant Vine named a finalist in the 2025 Queensland Literary Awards

Lauren Pratt Awards Isabella G. Mead Queensland Literary Awards The Infant Vine

The Infant Vine named a finalist in the 2025 Queensland Literary Awards

The Infant Vine, the debut poetry collection, by Isabella G. Mead has been named a finalist in the 2025 Queensland Literary Awards.

The Judith Wright Calanthe Award for a Poetry Collection is awarded to an outstanding collection of poetry by an Australian poet.

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UWA Publishing has acquired world rights to Helena Pantsis' collection of short stories

Lauren Pratt Acquisition Helena Pantsis Mother Salad

UWA Publishing has acquired world rights to Helena Pantsis' collection of short stories

UWA Publishing has acquired world rights to Mother Salad, a collection of short stories, by Naarm-based author Helena Pantsis for publication in 2026.

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Emily Tsokos Purtill named winner in the WA Premier's Book Awards for her multi-generational Greek-Australian novel

Lauren Pratt Awards Emily Tsokos Purtill MATIA WA Premier's Book Awards

Emily Tsokos Purtill named winner in the WA Premier's Book Awards for her multi-generational Greek-Australian novel

Western Australian author, Emily Tsokos Purtill has won the Emerging Writer award in the 2025 WA Premier's Book Awards for her debut novel Matia.

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