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2026 UQP Mentorship Prize for Under-represented Writers Shortlist Announced

2026 UQP Mentorship Prize for Under-represented Writers Shortlist Announced

UQP is delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2026 UQP Mentorship Prize for Under-represented Writers.

Sandy Bigna's 'Little Bones' Wins ACT Book of the Year Award

Sandy Bigna's 'Little Bones' Wins ACT Book of the Year Award

Sandy Bigna has won the ACT Book of the Year Award for her novel 'Little Bones'.

Meg Caddy's 'A Flash in the Dust' wins the ARA Historical Novel Prize in the CYA category

Meg Caddy's 'A Flash in the Dust' wins the ARA Historical Novel Prize in the CYA category

Meg Caddy's 'A Flash in the Dust' wins the ARA Historical Novel Prize in the CYA category

Zana Fraillon's 'Song of a Thousand Seas' wins the Environment Award for Children's Literature in the fiction category

Zana Fraillon's 'Song of a Thousand Seas' wins the Environment Award for Children's Literature in the fiction category

Zana Fraillon's lyrical verse novel 'Song of a Thousand Seas' has won the Environment Award for Children's Literature in the fiction category!

Rachel Morton's 'The Sun Was Electric Light' shortlisted for the Barbara Jefferis Award

Rachel Morton's 'The Sun Was Electric Light' shortlisted for the Barbara Jefferis Award

Rachel Morton's 'The Sun Was Electric Light' Shortlisted for the Barbara Jefferis Award

The Sky Is Concave by Majeda Awawdeh

The Sky Is Concave

Common Places by Gillian Hagenus

Common Places

Gillian Hagenus

Helidon by Nikki Mottram

Helidon

borrow or rob by Eva Phillips

borrow or rob

How to Make the World Cup and Survive Grade Five by Carla Fitzgerald

How to Make the World Cup and Survive Grade Five

Carla Fitzgerald

Finding Justice by Larissa Behrendt

Finding Justice

Larissa Behrendt

Azadi Means Freedom by Maryam Shojaei

Azadi Means Freedom

Discipline by Randa Abdel-Fattah

Discipline

Randa Abdel-Fattah

Mind Your Brain by Kailas Roberts

Mind Your Brain

Native Rage by Dominic Guerrera

Native Rage

Dominic Guerrera

Ghost Cities by Siang Lu

Ghost Cities

Out of the Box: A one-stop guide to navigating neurodivergence by Madonna King, Rebecca Sparrow

Out of the Box:
A one-stop guide to navigating neurodivergence

Madonna King, Rebecca Sparrow

Leo and Ralph by Peter Carnavas

Leo and Ralph

Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen

Dropbear

The White Girl by Tony Birch

The White Girl

Kid by Peter Carnavas

Kid

Little Bones by Sandy Bigna

Little Bones

The Frog's First Song by Jazz Money, Jason Phu

The Frog's First Song

Jazz Money, Jason Phu

Ghost Bird by Lisa Fuller

Ghost Bird

The Festival of Ice and Snow by Angie Cui, Anna Wilson

The Festival of Ice and Snow

Angie Cui, Anna Wilson

And in the Morning by Lenny Robinson

And in the Morning

Blue Giant by Jordan Prosser

Blue Giant

A Short History of Longans by Mirandi Riwoe

A Short History of Longans

People Like Us by Sally Piper

People Like Us

Phantom Days by Angela O'Keeffe

Phantom Days

Angela O'Keeffe

A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park

A Long Walk to Water

Love Poems and Death Threats by Samuel Wagan Watson

Love Poems and Death Threats

Samuel Wagan Watson

The Sky So Heavy by Claire Zorn

The Sky So Heavy

Swallow the Air by Tara June Winch

Swallow the Air

Tara June Winch

Common Places by Gillian Hagenus

Common Places

Gillian Hagenus

How to Make the World Cup and Survive Grade Five by Carla Fitzgerald

How to Make the World Cup and Survive Grade Five

Carla Fitzgerald

Kumiko and the Dragon by Briony Stewart

Kumiko and the Dragon

Leo and Ralph by Peter Carnavas

Leo and Ralph

Betsy and Bon by Simon Howe

Betsy and Bon

Helidon by Nikki Mottram

Helidon

Ubud Readers & Writers Festival with Randa Abdel-Fattah

Ubud Readers & Writers Festival with Randa Abdel-Fattah

Join us at the 2026 Ubud Readers and Writers Festival!

Oct 24 2:00pm - Valley Stage, G723+X9C, Kedewatan, Ubud, Gianyar Regency, Bali

Headland Writers Festival with Ellen Van Neerven

Headland Writers Festival with Ellen Van Neerven

Join us at Headland Writers Festival for a celebration of storytelling, literature and ideas.

Oct 24 7:00pm - Tathra Hotel, 8-12 Bega St Tathra, New South Wales

Join us on Tuesday 27 October, 6:30pm for a special Books@Stones event with award-winning author Mirandi Riwoe.

Books@Stones, Stones Corner QLD, Australia

Celebrate the release of The Sky is Concave with Majeda Awawdeh!

Taste & Tell 14 Lackey St, Summer Hill NSW

Join us at ELTHAM bookshop for a discussion on the environmental, neurological, and personal reasons for addiction.

ELTHAM bookshop, 10 Arthur Street Eltham VIC

Meg Caddy's 'A Flash in the Dust' wins the ARA Historical Novel Prize in the CYA category

Zana Fraillon's 'Song of a Thousand Seas' wins the Environment Award for Children's Literature in the fiction category

We're Hiring: UQP Senior Editor