More than a decade after publishing her first novel, Melbourne author Jessica Au has taken out Australia's richest literary prize for her latest work, Cold Enough for Snow.
"I wanted to really try and make sure I wrote something with life in it, something that I felt was worthwhile," she said.
"I really wanted to take the time to do that.
Tomorrow will thousands of schoolchildren at home, after the NEU estimated that around 200,000 members across England and Wales will strike over three days of action this week, with the 'majority of schools' expected to either restrict access to pupils or fully close.
Prizes include the $75,000 Jean Stein Award for the best and most innovative book of 2022, the $15,000 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for essay writing and the $10,000 PEN/Hemingway Award for best debut novel. The actor, author and activist will preside over the March 2 ceremony at The Town Hall in Manhattan.
"The fact that debut works account for five of the eight winning works this year means fresh perspectives and compelling new voices are being amplified in the Australian literary community," Wheeler Centre chief executive Caro Llewellyn said.
What to make of the recurring door motif, or a rumoured monster that may be more than just a metaphor for the perils that stalk young girls?
Plotty but opaque, Brutes keeps its secrets close. The writing, though, is as vivid and electrifying as the flash of a Floridian storm.
Yet perhaps because of the quasi-procedural format, it's nowhere near as exciting or resonant as it ought to be.
Hailey neither exploits the power of silence as a poetic idea, nor grapples with it on a practical level: it's never very clear, for instance, what Rachel and her followers actually want to achieve.
Bedard, 17, has totaled 125 points (61 goals, 64 assists) in 51 games for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League.
The forward also had 23 points (nine goals, 16 assists) in seven games to lead Canada to a gold medal victory at the 2023 World Juniors.
It's the spectacular world-building, and creature-building, of the novel that's most absorbing — and, I suspect, the part the author enjoyed best. Themes of love, family and belonging are writ large, but the vast body count and emotive dilemmas fail to move.
"It was a real strange game," Blue Jackets coach Brad Larsen said. "We had 11 missed shots in the first period, and five were prime scoring (chances) and we don't hit the net, pragmatic play we don't make him make a save, we don't create a rebound or anything.
Her debut novel similarly carves out a unique space, drawing on ancestral premonition and real-life horror through the story of Mackenzie who, semi-estranged from her family and living in Vancouver, is plagued by disturbing dreams as the first anniversary of her sister's death approaches.
Poor Von Schnapps will be crushed. At times, while explaining his deal, he could have been addressing a kindergarten class. Best of all was when he referred to his new ‘Energy Security and Net-Zero' minister as ‘this brilliant guy called Grant Shapps'.
This guy? We heard about ‘something called green lanes' and ‘this thing called the Stormont Brake'.
What really interests Rob Smith is how the survivors adapt to their freezing home: the make-do-and-mend existence of everyday folk in a world without modern technology, and the vaunting ambition of scientists attempting to create a new, genetically engineered race of 'ice‑adapted' people.
A green card-style lottery granting permanent residency to Pacific islanders is being opposed by the coalition, as the system has "serious flaws" and would create a brain drain in those nations.
Truth-telling (whatever that is) will set you free, this novel seems to suggest — but it's also a lesson in the truism that humankind, readers included, can only bear so much reality.
He held one of the four division one winning entries in Monday and Wednesday's Lotto draw 4264, although his ticket was unregistered which means Lotto was unable to contact the man to claim the prize.
But Judge Field said the defendant had shown 'genuine remorse' and had made 'frank admissions as soon as you were confronted'.
He said Swatman had 'taken steps to address the problems that may have led you to make the very bad decision to steal from your employer'.
"What an honor to host this night - recognizing and bringing groundbreaking and revelatory writing to light - for an organization known for its far-reaching work defending literature against those threatened by its power," Penn said in a statement Tuesday.
"The fact that writing uplifts, informs, and unites people is cause for celebration and protection, especially today. I´m thrilled to be a part of an unforgettable commemoration of new, and surely enduring, writing."
"I wanted to really try and make sure I wrote something with life in it, something that I felt was worthwhile," she said.
"I really wanted to take the time to do that.
Tomorrow will thousands of schoolchildren at home, after the NEU estimated that around 200,000 members across England and Wales will strike over three days of action this week, with the 'majority of schools' expected to either restrict access to pupils or fully close.
Prizes include the $75,000 Jean Stein Award for the best and most innovative book of 2022, the $15,000 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for essay writing and the $10,000 PEN/Hemingway Award for best debut novel. The actor, author and activist will preside over the March 2 ceremony at The Town Hall in Manhattan.
"The fact that debut works account for five of the eight winning works this year means fresh perspectives and compelling new voices are being amplified in the Australian literary community," Wheeler Centre chief executive Caro Llewellyn said.
What to make of the recurring door motif, or a rumoured monster that may be more than just a metaphor for the perils that stalk young girls?
Plotty but opaque, Brutes keeps its secrets close. The writing, though, is as vivid and electrifying as the flash of a Floridian storm.
Yet perhaps because of the quasi-procedural format, it's nowhere near as exciting or resonant as it ought to be.
Hailey neither exploits the power of silence as a poetic idea, nor grapples with it on a practical level: it's never very clear, for instance, what Rachel and her followers actually want to achieve.
Bedard, 17, has totaled 125 points (61 goals, 64 assists) in 51 games for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League.
The forward also had 23 points (nine goals, 16 assists) in seven games to lead Canada to a gold medal victory at the 2023 World Juniors.
It's the spectacular world-building, and creature-building, of the novel that's most absorbing — and, I suspect, the part the author enjoyed best. Themes of love, family and belonging are writ large, but the vast body count and emotive dilemmas fail to move.
"It was a real strange game," Blue Jackets coach Brad Larsen said. "We had 11 missed shots in the first period, and five were prime scoring (chances) and we don't hit the net, pragmatic play we don't make him make a save, we don't create a rebound or anything.
Her debut novel similarly carves out a unique space, drawing on ancestral premonition and real-life horror through the story of Mackenzie who, semi-estranged from her family and living in Vancouver, is plagued by disturbing dreams as the first anniversary of her sister's death approaches.
Poor Von Schnapps will be crushed. At times, while explaining his deal, he could have been addressing a kindergarten class. Best of all was when he referred to his new ‘Energy Security and Net-Zero' minister as ‘this brilliant guy called Grant Shapps'.
This guy? We heard about ‘something called green lanes' and ‘this thing called the Stormont Brake'.
What really interests Rob Smith is how the survivors adapt to their freezing home: the make-do-and-mend existence of everyday folk in a world without modern technology, and the vaunting ambition of scientists attempting to create a new, genetically engineered race of 'ice‑adapted' people.
A green card-style lottery granting permanent residency to Pacific islanders is being opposed by the coalition, as the system has "serious flaws" and would create a brain drain in those nations.
Truth-telling (whatever that is) will set you free, this novel seems to suggest — but it's also a lesson in the truism that humankind, readers included, can only bear so much reality.
He held one of the four division one winning entries in Monday and Wednesday's Lotto draw 4264, although his ticket was unregistered which means Lotto was unable to contact the man to claim the prize.
But Judge Field said the defendant had shown 'genuine remorse' and had made 'frank admissions as soon as you were confronted'.
He said Swatman had 'taken steps to address the problems that may have led you to make the very bad decision to steal from your employer'.
"What an honor to host this night - recognizing and bringing groundbreaking and revelatory writing to light - for an organization known for its far-reaching work defending literature against those threatened by its power," Penn said in a statement Tuesday.
"The fact that writing uplifts, informs, and unites people is cause for celebration and protection, especially today. I´m thrilled to be a part of an unforgettable commemoration of new, and surely enduring, writing."