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David Unaipon Award now open for entries
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David Unaipon Award now open for entries

Entries are now open for the 2021 David Unaipon Award.

01.03.2021
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 Sydney Writers Festival
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UQP authors at Sydney Writers' Festival

Hear UQP authors including Evelyn Araluen, Tony Birch, David Malouf and Melissa Lucashenko speak at the Sydney Writers' Festival.

26.04.2021
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
UQP signs the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Publishers Compact
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UQP signs the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Publishers Compact

UQP has become a signatory to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Publishers Compact.

22.03.2021

New releases

Smokehouse by Melissa Manning

Smokehouse

Melissa Manning
A Thousand Crimson Blooms by Eileen Chong

A Thousand Crimson Blooms

Eileen Chong
When We Are Invisible by Claire Zorn

When We Are Invisible

Claire Zorn
Fozia and the Quest of Prince Zal by Rosanne Hawke

Fozia and the Quest of Prince Zal

Rosanne Hawke
Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen

Dropbear

Evelyn Araluen
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Award winners

The Lost Arabs by Omar Sakr

The Lost Arabs

Omar Sakr
Ghost Bird by Lisa Fuller

Ghost Bird

Lisa Fuller
Throat by Ellen van Neerven

Throat

Ellen van Neerven
Stone Sky Gold Mountain by Mirandi Riwoe

Stone Sky Gold Mountain

Mirandi Riwoe
The Little Wave by Pip Harry

The Little Wave

Pip Harry
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Coming soon

Flock: First Nations Stories Then and Now by Ellen van Neerven

Flock:
First Nations Stories Then and Now

Ellen van Neerven
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
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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
Swallow the Air by Tara June Winch

Swallow the Air

Tara June Winch
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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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Top ten

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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
9
Zoe, Max and the Bicycle Bus by Steven Herrick

Zoe, Max and the Bicycle Bus

Steven Herrick
8
The Little Wave by Pip Harry

The Little Wave

Pip Harry
7
The Bird in the Herd by Kathryn Apel, Renee Treml

The Bird in the Herd

Kathryn Apel, Renee Treml
6
Born Into This by Adam Thompson

Born Into This

Adam Thompson
5
Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko

Too Much Lip

Melissa Lucashenko
4
Call of the Reed Warbler (revised edition) by Charles Massy

Call of the Reed Warbler (revised edition)

Charles Massy
3
Mind Your Brain: The Essential Australian Guide to Dementia by Kailas Roberts

Mind Your Brain: The Essential Australian Guide to Dementia

Kailas Roberts
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

UQP authors at Sydney Writers Festival

UQP authors at Sydney Writers' Festival

Hear UQP authors including Evelyn Araluen, Tony Birch, David Malouf and Melissa Lucashenko speak at the Sydney Writers' Festival.

Apr 26 - Carriageworks, Sydney, NSW
UQP authors at Brisbane Writers Festival

UQP authors at Brisbane Writers Festival

Join an amazing line-up of UQP authors at Brisbane Writers Festival including Evelyn Araluen, Mirandi Riwoe, Ellen van Neervan and many more.

May 07 - Brisbane, QLD
May 14

Join UQP authors Adam Thompson, Chris Flynn and Evelyn Araluen this coming May.

Margaret River, WA

May 14

Hear UQP authors including Mirandi Riwoe, Lisa Fuller, Ellen van Neerven, Melissa Lucashenko and Laura Elvery speak at the Kyogle Writers Festival.

Kyogle, NSW

May 23 2:00pm

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

Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane

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