News
Family Life by Akhil Sharma wins the Folio Prize 2015
We are absolutely delighted to announce that Akhil Sharma has been awarded the Folio Prize 2015 for his blackly funny, heartbreaking novel Family Life.
The Wellcome Book Prize Shortlist
We are delighted to announce that The Iceberg by Marion Coutts (Atlantic); Bodies of Light by Sarah Moss (Granta); and All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews (Faber) have all been shortlisted for this year's Wellcome Book Prize.
The 2015 Stella Prize Shortlist
We are absolutely delighted to announce that Sofie Laguna's mesmerising novel The Eye of the Sheep has been shortlisted for the 2015 Stella Prize.
2014 Aurealis Awards finalists announced
Finalists for the 2014 Aurealis Awards have been announced and Allen & Unwin is delighted to have five of our books represented across six categories!
The Indie Book Awards 2015 shortlist
The Indie Book Awards celebrate the best Australian books for a calendar year and are voted on by over 200 independent booksellers across Australia. Shortlists for the 2015 Awards were recently revealed and we are delighted to announce that Christine Piper has been nominated in the Debut Fiction category for her novel After Darkness.
Allen & Unwin authors recognised on the 2015 Stella Prize longlist
We are delighted to let you know Allen & Unwin has two books on the 2015 Stella Prize Longlist: Sophie Laguna's mesmerising novel The Eye of the Sheep, and Biff Ward's poignant memoir In My Mother's Hands.
The Folio Prize for Fiction announces the 2015 shortlist
The shortlist for the £40,000 Folio Prize for Fiction has been announced and we're delighted to represent an amazing six of the eight shortlisted titles, via our UK cousins at Faber & Granta!
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao declared 21st century’s best novel so far
The BBC has polled US critics to find the greatest novels written so far this century - and we're delighted to announce that Junot Diaz's astonishing and delightful novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao has topped the vote.
The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards
Allen & Unwin are delighted to announce that Rohan Wilson has won the Fiction prize at the 2015 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards for his superb novel To Name Those Lost.
Victorian Premier's Literary Awards shortlists
Congratulations to Rohan Wilson and Justine Larbalestier whose books have been shortlisted for the 2015 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards! Rohan Wilson's To Name Those Lost is up for the Fiction prize, while Justine Larbalestier's Razorhurst has been nominated in the Young Adult category.
