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UQP wins the ABIAs Small Publisher of the Year 2021
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UQP wins the ABIAs Small Publisher of the Year 2021

UQP are thrilled to be recognised by the 2021 ABIAs as Small Publisher of the Year.

29.04.2021
Throat by Ellen van Neerven wins Book of the Year and two other awards at the NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2021
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Throat by Ellen van Neerven wins Book of the Year and two other awards at the NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2021

Throat by Ellen van Neerven has come away with three top prizes at this year's NSW Premier's Literary Awards - including Book of the Year!

29.04.2021
Launch speeches for Dropbear
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Launch speeches for Dropbear

Jonathan Dunk and Jeanine Leane share some of their words from the launch of Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen in Melbourne.

22.03.2021
As Fast As I Can by Penny Tangey wins the Readings Children's Book Prize 2021
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As Fast As I Can by Penny Tangey wins the Readings Children's Book Prize 2021

A huge congratulations to Penny Tangey whose As Fast As I Can was today awarded the Readings Children's Book Prize 2021!

14.04.2021
UQP authors at Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival
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UQP authors at Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival

Hear UQP authors including Tony Birch, Rebecca Jessen, Ellen van Neerven and Mirandi Riwoe at the upcoming Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival.

11.06.2021

New releases

A History of My Brief Body by Billy-Ray Belcourt

A History of My Brief Body

Billy-Ray Belcourt
Flock: First Nations Stories Then and Now by Ellen van Neerven

Flock:
First Nations Stories Then and Now

Ellen van Neerven
The Tale of the Whale by Karen Swann, Padmacandra

The Tale of the Whale

Karen Swann, Padmacandra
Smokehouse by Melissa Manning

Smokehouse

Melissa Manning
A Thousand Crimson Blooms by Eileen Chong

A Thousand Crimson Blooms

Eileen Chong
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Indigenous writers

Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko

Too Much Lip

Melissa Lucashenko
The White Girl by Tony Birch

The White Girl

Tony Birch
Talkin’ Up to the White Woman: Indigenous Women and Feminism (20th anniversary edition) by Aileen Moreton-Robinson

Talkin’ Up to the White Woman:
Indigenous Women and Feminism (20th anniversary edition)

Aileen Moreton-Robinson
Born Into This by Adam Thompson

Born Into This

Adam Thompson
Throat by Ellen van Neerven

Throat

Ellen van Neerven
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Coming soon

The First Time I Thought I Was Dying by Sarah Walker

The First Time I Thought I Was Dying

Sarah Walker
Dark as Last Night by Tony Birch

Dark as Last Night

Tony Birch
Henry Hamlet's Heart by Rhiannon Wilde

Henry Hamlet's Heart

Rhiannon Wilde
Where We Swim by Ingrid Horrocks

Where We Swim

Ingrid Horrocks
After Story by Larissa Behrendt

After Story

Larissa Behrendt
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Kids and YA favourites

Sick Bay by Nova Weetman

Sick Bay

Nova Weetman
The Little Wave by Pip Harry

The Little Wave

Pip Harry
The Heartsong of Wonder Quinn by Kate Gordon

The Heartsong of Wonder Quinn

Kate Gordon
As Fast As I Can by Penny Tangey

As Fast As I Can

Penny Tangey
Ghost Bird by Lisa Fuller

Ghost Bird

Lisa Fuller
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Books aligned with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals

Call of the Reed Warbler (revised edition) by Charles Massy

Call of the Reed Warbler (revised edition)

Charles Massy
Born Into This by Adam Thompson

Born Into This

Adam Thompson
Mammoth by Chris Flynn

Mammoth

Chris Flynn
The Trespassers by Meg Mundell

The Trespassers

Meg Mundell
A River with a City Problem: A History of Brisbane Floods by Margaret Cook

A River with a City Problem:
A History of Brisbane Floods

Margaret Cook
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Top ten

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The Bird in the Herd by Kathryn Apel, Renee Treml

The Bird in the Herd

Kathryn Apel, Renee Treml
9
The Little Wave by Pip Harry

The Little Wave

Pip Harry
8
Mind Your Brain: The Essential Australian Guide to Dementia by Kailas Roberts

Mind Your Brain: The Essential Australian Guide to Dementia

Kailas Roberts
7
Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko

Too Much Lip

Melissa Lucashenko
6
When We Are Invisible by Claire Zorn

When We Are Invisible

Claire Zorn
5
Call of the Reed Warbler (revised edition) by Charles Massy

Call of the Reed Warbler (revised edition)

Charles Massy
4
Smokehouse by Melissa Manning

Smokehouse

Melissa Manning
3
Stone Sky Gold Mountain by Mirandi Riwoe

Stone Sky Gold Mountain

Mirandi Riwoe
2
Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen

Dropbear

Evelyn Araluen
1
The Edge of Thirteen by Nova Weetman

The Edge of Thirteen

Nova Weetman
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Featured authors

Photo credit: Anna Jacobson

Ellen van Neerven

Charles Massy, author of Call of the Reed Warbler and Breaking the Sheep's Back

Charles Massy

Melissa Lucashenko

Melissa Lucashenko

Tony Birch

Tony Birch

Lorraine Marwood

Lorraine Marwood

Adam Thompson

Adam Thompson

Michelle Kadarusman, author of The Theory of Hummingbirds

Michelle Kadarusman

Evelyn Araluen

Evelyn Araluen

Events

Evelyn Araluen and Adam Thompson at Rabble Books & Games

Evelyn Araluen and Adam Thompson at Rabble Books & Games

Join UQP authors Evelyn Araluen and Adam Thompson for a night of readings, refreshments and book signing.

May 17 6:00pm - Rabble Books & Games, 46 Eighth Avenue, Unit 2, Maylands, WA
UQP author Ellen van Neerven at Queer Lit Festival

UQP author Ellen van Neerven at Queer Lit Festival

Join UQP author Ellen van Neerven in conversation to discuss their recent works and more as part of Writers+Ideas Queer Lit.

May 23 2:00pm - Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane
Jun 11

Hear UQP authors including Tony Birch, Rebecca Jessen, Ellen van Neerven and Mirandi Riwoe at the upcoming Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival.

Bellingen, NSW

Jun 20 1:00pm

Hear Charles Massy and Gabrielle Carey speak at this years' festival.

Ulladulla Civic Centre, 81B Princes Hwy, Ulladulla NSW

Jul 08 6:30pm

Join Larissa Behrendt as she discusses her latest novel, After Story, with Associate Professor Chelsea Watego.

Avid Reader Bookshop, 193 Boundary St, West End / ZOOM Online

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UQP wins the ABIAs Small Publisher of the Year 2021

29.04.2021
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25.03.2021
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Glendower Award now open for entries

12.03.2021