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UQP's early 2021 highlights
Blog Article

UQP's early 2021 highlights

Take a sneak peek at some of our exciting new books for the first part of 2021.

17.12.2020
Launch of Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen
Event

Launch of Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen

Join Evelyn Araluen and UQP for the launch of Evelyn's debut poetry collection Dropbear.

12.03.2021
Kate Grenville at the UQ Book Club
Event

Kate Grenville at the UQ Book Club

Join our host Associate Professor Stephen Carleton as he discusses Joan Makes History with author, Kate Grenville.

18.03.2021
UQP Writer's Room: Lorraine Marwood
Blog Article

UQP Writer's Room:
Lorraine Marwood

Lorraine Marwood joins us in the UQP Writer's Room to talk all things writing and research for her latest novel Footprints on the Moon.

24.02.2021
The Lost Arabs by Omar Sakr wins the 2020 Prime Minister's Literary Awards for Poetry
Blog Article

The Lost Arabs by Omar Sakr wins the 2020 Prime Minister's Literary Awards for Poetry

Congratulations to Omar Sakr (The Lost Arabs) for winning the 2020 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Poetry.

10.12.2020

New releases

Born Into This by Adam Thompson

Born Into This

Adam Thompson
Footprints on the Moon by Lorraine Marwood

Footprints on the Moon

Lorraine Marwood
Girl of the Southern Sea by Michelle Kadarusman

Girl of the Southern Sea

Michelle Kadarusman
Swallow the Air by Tara June Winch

Swallow the Air

Tara June Winch
Biting the Clouds by Fiona Foley

Biting the Clouds

Fiona Foley
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Coming soon

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

Mind Your Brain:
The Essential Australian Guide to Dementia

Kailas Roberts
Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen

Dropbear

Evelyn Araluen
The Edge of Thirteen by Nova Weetman

The Edge of Thirteen

Nova Weetman
The Bird in the Herd by Kathryn Apel, Renee Treml

The Bird in the Herd

Kathryn Apel, Renee Treml
Smokehouse by Melissa Manning

Smokehouse

Melissa Manning
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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
more

Indigenous writers

Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko

Too Much Lip

Melissa Lucashenko
The White Girl by Tony Birch

The White Girl

Tony Birch
Swallow the Air by Tara June Winch

Swallow the Air

Tara June Winch
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
Throat by Ellen van Neerven

Throat

Ellen van Neerven
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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

10
Stone Sky Gold Mountain by Mirandi Riwoe

Stone Sky Gold Mountain

Mirandi Riwoe
9
The Discontented Little Baby Book by Dr Pamela Douglas

The Discontented Little Baby Book

Dr Pamela Douglas
8
Matty Forever by Elizabeth Fensham

Matty Forever

Elizabeth Fensham
7
The Simple Gift by Steven Herrick

The Simple Gift

Steven Herrick
6
The Little Wave by Pip Harry

The Little Wave

Pip Harry
5
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
4
Mammoth by Chris Flynn

Mammoth

Chris Flynn
3
The White Girl by Tony Birch

The White Girl

Tony Birch
2
Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko

Too Much Lip

Melissa Lucashenko
1
Call of the Reed Warbler (revised edition) by Charles Massy

Call of the Reed Warbler (revised edition)

Charles Massy
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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 Adelaide Writers' Week 2021

UQP authors at Adelaide Writers' Week 2021

Join UQP authors Royce Kurmelovs, Christopher Raja, Mirandi Riwoe, Laura Elvery and Chris Flynn in Adelaide.

Feb 26 - Adelaide, SA
Launch of Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen

Launch of Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen

Join Evelyn Araluen and UQP for the launch of Evelyn's debut poetry collection Dropbear.

Mar 12 5:30pm - MPavilion Parkade, Melbourne
Mar 12 6:00pm

Jock Serong will be sitting down with Mirandi Riwoe to discuss Jock's latest The Burning Island as part of the Byron Writers Festival.

Lennox Head Cultural Centre, 1 Mackay Ln, Lennox Head

Mar 17

Join UQP authors Evelyn Araluen and Steven Herrick at Somerset Storyfest 2021.

Mudgeeraba

Mar 18 7:30pm

Join our host Associate Professor Stephen Carleton as he discusses Joan Makes History with author, Kate Grenville.

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The Lost Arabs by Omar Sakr wins the 2020 Prime Minister's Literary Awards for Poetry

10.12.2020
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Charles Massy, author of 'Call of the Reed Warbler', on Australian Story

01.10.2020
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UQP acquires Indigenous academic and writer Amy Thunig's debut

24.09.2020