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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2009.

Events

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  • HarperCollins takes over ABC Books – the publishing arm of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.[1]
  • Caro Llewellyn, resigns as director of the new Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas (now called the Wheeler Centre) in Melbourne before taking up the role.[2] Chrissy Sharp, the Australian general manager of Sadler's Wells Theatre in London, is appointed to take her place.[3]
  • The Australia-Asia Literary Award, based in Western Australia, is suspended.[4]

Major publications

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Literary fiction

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Children's and Young Adult fiction

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Crime and Mystery

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Romance

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  • Michelle Douglas – The Aristocrat and The Single Mom[31]
  • Nicola Marsh – Two Weeks in the Magnate's Bed[32]
  • Katherine Scholes – The Hunter's Wife[33]
  • Maxine Sullivan – Valente's Baby[34]

Science Fiction and Fantasy

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Drama

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Poetry

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Biographies

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Awards and honours

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Lifetime achievement

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Award Author
Christopher Brennan Award[63] Jennifer Strauss
Melbourne Prize for Literature[64] Gerald Murnane
Patrick White Award[65] Beverley Farmer

Literary

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Award Author Title Publisher
The Age Book of the Year[66] Steven Amsterdam Things We Didn't See Coming Sleepers Publishing
ALS Gold Medal[67] Christos Tsiolkas The Slap Allen & Unwin
Colin Roderick Award[68] Graham Freudenberg Churchill and Australia Pan Macmillan
James Boyce Van Diemen's Land Black Inc
Indie Book Awards Book of the Year[69] Craig Silvey Jasper Jones Allen & Unwin
Nita Kibble Literary Award[70] Jacqueline Kent An Exacting Heart: The Story of Hephzibah Menuhin Viking

Fiction

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International

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Award Region Category Author Title Publisher
Commonwealth Writers' Prize[71] SE Asia and South Pacific Best Novel Christos Tsiolkas The Slap Allen & Unwin
Overall winner Best Novel Christos Tsiolkas The Slap Allen & Unwin

National

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Award Author Title Publisher
Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature[72] Not awarded
The Age Book of the Year Award[73] Steven Amsterdam Things We Didn't See Coming Sleepers Publishing
The Australian/Vogel Literary Award[74] Lisa Lang Utopian Man Allen & Unwin
Kristel Thornell Night Street Allen & Unwin
Barbara Jefferis Award[75] Helen Garner The Spare Room Text Publishing
Indie Book Awards Book of the Year – Fiction[69] Craig Silvey Jasper Jones Allen & Unwin
Indie Book Awards Book of the Year – Debut Fiction[69] Sonia Orchard The Virtuoso Fourth Estate
Miles Franklin Award[76] Tim Winton Breath Random House
Prime Minister's Literary Award[77] Nam Le The Boat Hamish Hamilton
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Joan London The Good Parents Hamish Hamilton
Queensland Premier's Literary Awards Richard Flanagan Wanting Random House
Victorian Premier's Literary Award Christos Tsiolkas The Slap Allen & Unwin

Children and Young Adult

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National

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Award Category Author Title Publisher
Children's Book of the Year Award Older Readers Shaun Tan Tales from Outer Suburbia Allen & Unwin
Younger Readers Glenda Millard, illus. Stephen Michael King Perry Angel's Suitcase ABC Books
Picture Book Kylie Dunstan Collecting Colour Lothian
Early Childhood Bob Graham How to Heal a Broken Wing Walker Books
Davitt Award Young Adult Novel Catherine Jinks Genius Squad Allen & Unwin
Indie Book Awards Book of the Year[69] Children's & YA Sally Murphy & Heather Potter (Illus) Pearl Verses The World Walker Books
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Children's Ursula Dubosarsky and Tohby Riddle The Word Spy Penguin
Young People's Michelle Cooper A Brief History of Montmaray Random House Australia
Queensland Premier's Literary Awards Children's Gaye Chapman Little Blue Little Hare Books
Young Adult Glenda Millard A Small Free Kiss in the Dark Allen & Unwin
South Australian Premier's Awards Children's Not awarded
Victorian Premier's Literary Award Young Adult Fiction Sue Saliba Something in the World Called Love Penguin
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards Children's Bob Graham How to Heal a Broken Wing Walker Books
Writing for Young Adults Shaun Tan Tales from Outer Suburbia Allen & Unwin

Crime and Mystery

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National

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Award Category Author Title Publisher
Davitt Award[78] Novel Malla Nunn A Beautiful Place to Die Pan Macmillan
Young adult novel Catherine Jinks Genius Squad Allen & Unwin
True crime Chloe Hooper The Tall Man Penguin
Readers' choice Katherine Howell The Darkest Hour Pan Macmillan
Ned Kelly Award[79] Novel Peter Corris Deep Water Allen & Unwin
Kel Robertson Smoke and Mirrors Ginninderra Press
First novel Nick Gadd Ghostlines Scribe
True crime Chloe Hooper The Tall Man Penguin
Lifetime achievement Shane Maloney

Science Fiction and Fantasy

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International

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Award Category Author Title Publisher
World Fantasy Award[80] Best Novel Margo Lanagan Tender Morsels Knopf

National

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Award Category Author Title Publisher
Aurealis Award SF Novel Andrew McGahan Wonders of a Godless World Allen & Unwin
SF Short Story Peter M. Ball "Clockwork, Patchwork and Ravens" Apex Magazine
Fantasy Novel Trudi Canavan The Magician's Apprentice Orbit Books
Fantasy Short Story Christopher Green "Father's Kill" Beneath Ceaseless Skies
Ian McHugh "Once a Month, On a Sunday" Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine
Horror Novel Honey Brown Red Queen Penguin Books
Horror Short Story Paul Haines "Slice of Life – A Spot of Liver" The Mayne Press
Paul Haines "Wives" Coeur de Lion Publishing (X6)
Ditmar Award[81] Novel Margo Lanagan Tender Morsels Allen & Unwin
Novella/Novelette Kirstyn McDermott "Painlessness" Greatest Uncommon Denominator
Short Story Margo Lanagan "The Goosle" The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy
Collected Work ed. Jack Dann Dreaming Again Voyager
Shadows Award Kaaron Warren Slights Angry Robot

Poetry

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Award Author Title Publisher
Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature[72] Not awarded
The Age Book of the Year Peter Porter Better Than God Picador
Anne Elder Award[82] Emma Jones The Striped World Faber and Faber
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[83] Not awarded
Mary Gilmore Prize[84] Not awarded
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards L. K. Holt Man Wolf Man John Leonard Press
Queensland Premier's Literary Awards Emma Jones The Striped World Faber
Victorian Premier's Literary Award Robert Adamson The Golden Bird Black Inc.
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards Kate Middleton Fire Season Giramondo Publishing

Drama

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Award Author Title Publisher
Patrick White Playwrights' Award Ian Wilding Forever Seven

Non-Fiction

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Award Category Author Title Publisher
Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature[72] Non-Fiction Not awarded
The Age Book of the Year Non-fiction Guy Rundle Down to the Crossroads Penguin Books
Indie Book Awards Book of the Year[69] Non-Fiction Chloe Hooper The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island Hamish Hamilton
Children's Book of the Year Award Eve Pownall Award for Information Books Lincoln Hall Alive in the Death Zone Random House
Davitt Award True crime Chloe Hooper The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island Hamish Hamilton
National Biography Award[85] Biography Ann Blainey I Am Melba Black Inc.
Prime Minister's Literary Awards Non-fiction Evelyn Juers House of Exile: The Life and Times of Heinrich Mann and Nelly-Kroeger Mann Giramondo Publishing
Marilyn Lake and Henry Reynolds Drawing the Global Colour Line Melbourne University Press
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Non-fiction Chloe Hooper The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island Hamish Hamilton
New South Wales Premier's History Awards Australian History Robin Gerster Travels in Atomic Sunshine: Australia and the Occupation of Japan Scribe
Community and Regional History David Bollen Up on the Hill: A History of St Patrick's College UNSW Press
General History Warwick Anderson The Collectors of Lost Souls: Turning Kuru Scientists into Whitemen Johns Hopkins University Press
Young People's Anthony Hill Captain Cook's Apprentice Penguin Books
Queensland Premier's Literary Awards Non-fiction Chloe Hooper The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island Hamish Hamilton
History Jill Roe Stella Miles Franklin Fourth Estate
Victorian Premier's Literary Award Non-fiction Chloe Hooper The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island Hamish Hamilton
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards Non-fiction Iain McCalman Darwin's Armada W.W. Norton
Western Australian history Penelope Hetherington Paupers, Poor Relief & Poor Houses UWA Publishing

Deaths

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See also

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References

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  3. ^ Chapter two in writing centre's quest for leader
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Note: all references relating to awards can, or should be, found on the relevant award's page.

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