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23.08.2024
Ghost Cities by Siang Lu shortlisted for The Readings Prize 2024
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Ghost Cities by Siang Lu shortlisted for The Readings Prize 2024

Ghost Cities by Siang Lu shortlisted for The Readings Prize 2024

20.08.2024
Edenglassie shortlisted for the 2024 Prime Minister's Literary Award
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Edenglassie shortlisted for the 2024 Prime Minister's Literary Award

Congratulations to Melissa Lucashenko! Edenglassie has been shortlisted for the 2024 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction.

15.08.2024
UQP titles shortlisted for the 2024 Queensland Literary Awards
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UQP titles shortlisted for the 2024 Queensland Literary Awards

UQP titles have been shortlisted across 7 categories at the 2024 Queensland Literary Awards!

31.07.2024
UQP acquires two new books from Omar Sakr
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UQP acquires two new books from Omar Sakr

UQP is delighted to announce that we’ve acquired two new books from prize-winning poet Omar Sakr.

05.08.2024

New releases

Jilya: How one Indigenous woman from the remote Pilbara transformed psychology by Tracy Westerman

Jilya:
How one Indigenous woman from the remote Pilbara transformed psychology

Tracy Westerman
Portraits of Drowning by Madeleine Dale

Portraits of Drowning

Madeleine Dale
The Lost History: Talismans of Fate, Book Two by Melanie La’Brooy

The Lost History:
Talismans of Fate, Book Two

Melanie La’Brooy
Summer of Shipwrecks by Shivaun Plozza

Summer of Shipwrecks

Shivaun Plozza
Slick by Royce Kurmelovs

Slick

Royce Kurmelovs
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Coming soon

Long Yarn Short by Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts

Long Yarn Short

Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts
Shapeshifting: First Nations Lyric Nonfiction by Jeanine Leane, Ellen van Neerven

Shapeshifting:
First Nations Lyric Nonfiction

Jeanine Leane, Ellen van Neerven
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
Words to Sing the World Alive: A Celebration of First Nations Languages by Jasmin McGaughey, The Poets Voice

Words to Sing the World Alive:
A Celebration of First Nations Languages

Jasmin McGaughey, The Poets Voice
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Award winners

Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko

Edenglassie

Melissa Lucashenko
The Sitter by Angela O'Keeffe

The Sitter

Angela O'Keeffe
Personal Score: Sport, culture, identity by Ellen van Neerven

Personal Score:
Sport, culture, identity

Ellen van Neerven
The Jaguar by Sarah Holland-Batt

The Jaguar

Sarah Holland-Batt
mark the dawn by Jazz Money

mark the dawn

Jazz Money
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Kids and teens

The Lost History: Talismans of Fate, Book Two by Melanie La’Brooy

The Lost History:
Talismans of Fate, Book Two

Melanie La’Brooy
Summer of Shipwrecks by Shivaun Plozza

Summer of Shipwrecks

Shivaun Plozza
How to Break a World Record and Survive Grade Five by Carla Fitzgerald

How to Break a World Record and Survive Grade Five

Carla Fitzgerald
Digger Digs Down by Johanna Bell, Huni Melissa Bolliger

Digger Digs Down

Johanna Bell, Huni Melissa Bolliger
Yanga Mother by Cheryl Leavy, Christopher Bassi

Yanga Mother

Cheryl Leavy, Christopher Bassi
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Book club picks

Always Will Be by Mykaela Saunders

Always Will Be

Mykaela Saunders
Women & Children by Tony Birch

Women & Children

Tony Birch
Slutdom: Reclaiming shame-free sexuality by Hilary Caldwell

Slutdom:
Reclaiming shame-free sexuality

Hilary Caldwell
Big Time by Jordan Prosser

Big Time

Jordan Prosser
Sunbirds by Mirandi Riwoe

Sunbirds

Mirandi Riwoe
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Top ten

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Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen

Dropbear

Evelyn Araluen
9
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park

A Long Walk to Water

Linda Sue Park
8
Ghost Bird by Lisa Fuller

Ghost Bird

Lisa Fuller
7
Digger Digs Down by Johanna Bell, Huni Melissa Bolliger

Digger Digs Down

Johanna Bell, Huni Melissa Bolliger
6
mark the dawn by Jazz Money

mark the dawn

Jazz Money
5
The Simple Gift by Steven Herrick

The Simple Gift

Steven Herrick
4
Slick by Royce Kurmelovs

Slick

Royce Kurmelovs
3
The White Girl by Tony Birch

The White Girl

Tony Birch
2
Running with Pirates by Kári Gíslason

Running with Pirates

Kári Gíslason
1
How to Break a World Record and Survive Grade Five by Carla Fitzgerald

How to Break a World Record and Survive Grade Five

Carla Fitzgerald
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Featured authors

Tracy Westerman

Tracy Westerman

Melanie La’Brooy

Melanie La’Brooy

Madeleine Dale

Madeleine Dale

Shivaun Plozza

Shivaun Plozza

Jazz Money

Jazz Money

Johanna Bell

Johanna Bell

Huni Melissa Bolliger

Huni Melissa Bolliger

Carla Fitzgerald

Carla Fitzgerald

Royce Kurmelovs, author of Just Money

Royce Kurmelovs

Kári Gíslason

Kári Gíslason

Andrew Stafford

Andrew Stafford

Events

Dr Jackie Huggins at the 40th Anniversary Waminda National Conference

Dr Jackie Huggins at the 40th Anniversary Waminda National Conference

Dr Jackie Huggins at the 40th Anniversary Waminda National Conference

Sept 17 - Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre Nowra NSW
Author Cheryl Leavy reading Yanga Mother Story Time + Craft

Author Cheryl Leavy reading Yanga Mother Story Time + Craft

School holiday workshop with Cheryl Leavy

Sept 18 9:30am - Quick Brown Fox Bookshop, 5/33 Carberry Street, Grange, Magandjin (Brisbane)
Sept 18 6:30pm

Join Dr Tracy Westerman AM in conversation with fellow author Edith Wright for the launch of her ground-breaking memoir, Jilya: How one Indigenous woman from the remote Pilbara transformed psychology

Nala Bardip Mia – Margaret River HEART, 47 Wallcliffe Road, Wooditchup (Margaret River), Noongar Country (Western Australia)

Sept 19 12:00pm

Samuel Wagan Watson in Conversation with Ellen van Neerven: Celebrating the First Nations Classics series

The University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus, James and Mary Emelia Mayne Centre (Building 11) Magandjin (Brisbane)

Sept 19 6:30pm

Library Up Late Talks, Omar Sakr on words, writing and non-essential work

Gordon Library, 799 Pacific Hwy, Ku-ring-gai, (Gordon)

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20.08.2024
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UQP acquires new poetry collection from Stella Prize winner Evelyn Araluen

11.07.2024