2009 finalists for the Melbourne Prize for Literature and Best Writing Award have been announced. Currency Press author
is in the running for the $60,000 Melbourne prize for Literature for a ‘Victorian author whose body of published produced work has made an outstanding contribution to Australian literature, as well as to cultural and intellectual life'. The public can cast their vote at
Congratulations to Andrew Bovell who took out this year's AWGIE in the Stage category for
.
Other Currency Press authors who received AWGIE awards were
in the Community and Youth Theatre category for
for
in the Theatre for Young Audiences category. In Radio, Original Broadcast category
took the prize and in the Radio, Adaptation category Catherine Ryan won for
In Documentary - Public Broadcast
and Rachel Perkins
The Short list for 2009 Queensland Premier's Awards include these fantastic Currency Press titles:
The Play by Ross Mueller.
In the Television Script category our very own
for ,
.
Currency Press authors, Paul Galloway and Damien Millar, have been shortlisted for the 2009 Louis Esson Prize for Drama for their respective works
Matt Cameron's
Poor Boy was also shortlised in the category of Best Musical Theatre Script.
NAIDOC Awards
Professor
Larissa Behrendt won the glorious award of Person of the Year in the The 2009 National NAIDOC week that honours the contribution of Indigenous Australians.
Larissa Behrendt wrote the introduction to
Contemporary Indigenous Plays, available on our website.
AWGIE Award Nominations
The Australian Writers' Guild have announced the nominees for the 42nd annual AWGIE Awards to be presented at Doltone House, Sydney on Friday, August 28. Fabulous Currency Press authors that have received nominations in the
Stage category are for;
When the Rain Stops Falling by Andrew Bovell
, Ruben Guthrie by Brendan Cowell
, and
The Modern International Dead by Damien Millar. In the
Feature Film Adaptation category nominations are for
Bran Nue Dae by Reg Cribb, Rachel Perkins with Jimmy Chi and
Blessed by Andrew Bovell, Melissa Reeves, Patricia Cornelius and Christos Tsiolkas. Noelle Janacaweska has also been nominated in the Radio-Original Broadcast category.
2008 Patrick White Playwrights' Award
Currency Press author, Nicki Bloom, has won the prestigious 2008 Patrick White Playwright's Award for her work,
Bloodwood. The $20,000 award was established in 2000 by the Sydney Theatre Company and the Herald in honour of White's contribution to theatre and to foster Australian playwrights.
To read more see the
article
NSW Premier's Award Winner
A big congratulations to Currency Press author, Daniel Keene, the winner of the Play Award for his work
The Serpent's Teeth.
And Currency are delighted to announce that
Katharine Brisbane received this year's
Special Award for services to Australian literature and theatre.
Commonwealth Writer's Prize
Currency Press wish to congratulate
Christos Tsiolkas, who has won the South East Asia and Pacific Best Book
prize in this year's Commonwealth Writers' Prize for
The Slap.
Victorian Community History Award Shortlist
Congratulations to Gabrielle Wolf, author of
Make it Australian,
who has received a 'commendation' for the 'best print/publication' category of the Victorian Community History Awards 2009
2008 Patrick White Playwright's Award Shortlist
The 2008 shortlist was announced 15 April at Sydney Theatre Company. Currency Press are delighted to acknowledge our authors who were chosen as part of the 6 shortlisted contenders,
Nicki Bloom, Reg Cribb, Tom Holloway and
Ross Mueller
The winner will be announced at Wharf 2 on Saturday, 23 May at 2.15pm
by STC Co Artistic Director Andrew Upton, followed by a rehearsed
reading of the play by STC artists.
2009 NSW Premier's Literary Awards: Shortlist
The shortlists for the 2009 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards were held on 24 March. This year celebrates thirty years since the award was first initiated.
“We never thought it would last thirty years as it seemed so dependant on the interests and inclinations of individual premiers. Many feared sports would take precedence...” said Gill Appleton, one of the judges in the committee.
The shortlist for the Play Award included five Currency Press titles. Congratulations to Andrew Bovell for
When the Rain Stops Falling, Brendan Cowell for
Ruben Guthrie Tom Holloway for
Don’t Say the Words, Daniel Keene for
The Serpent’s Teeth and to Damien Millar for
The Modern International Dead. Winners will be announced May 18.
For a complete list of short listed finalists visit
here. The winners will be announced at the Awards night held May 18th.
Matilda Awards
The 2009 Brisbane Matilda Awards have announced their winners. Congratulations to Michael Futcher and La Boite Theatre Company for the production of
The Wishing Well which won Best Direction. Andrew Buchanan won Best Supporting Actor for
The Female of the Species.