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UQP wins the ABIAs Small Publisher of the Year 2021
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UQP wins the ABIAs Small Publisher of the Year 2021

UQP are thrilled to be recognised by the 2021 ABIAs as Small Publisher of the Year.

29.04.2021
Throat by Ellen van Neerven wins Book of the Year and two other awards at the NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2021
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Throat by Ellen van Neerven wins Book of the Year and two other awards at the NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2021

Throat by Ellen van Neerven has come away with three top prizes at this year's NSW Premier's Literary Awards - including Book of the Year!

29.04.2021
Larissa Behrendt in conversation with Alison Whittaker
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Larissa Behrendt in conversation with Alison Whittaker

Meet with Larissa Behrendt and Alison Whittaker for an insightful conversation celebrating the release of After Story.

29.07.2021
UQP announces 2021 recipient of the UQP Quentin Bryce Award
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UQP announces 2021 recipient of the UQP Quentin Bryce Award

UQP announces 2021 recipient of the UQP Quentin Bryce Award is The First Time I Thought I Was Dying by Sarah Walker

15.06.2021
UQP Writer's Room: Dymphna Stella Rees
Blog Article

UQP Writer's Room:
Dymphna Stella Rees

Dymphna Stella Rees on writing routines, relishing the editing process, and handling reviews.

14.06.2021

New releases

After Story by Larissa Behrendt

After Story

Larissa Behrendt
Henry Hamlet's Heart by Rhiannon Wilde

Henry Hamlet's Heart

Rhiannon Wilde
Where We Swim by Ingrid Horrocks

Where We Swim

Ingrid Horrocks
Trigger Warning by Maria Takolander

Trigger Warning

Maria Takolander
Mina and the Whole Wide World by Sherryl Clark

Mina and the Whole Wide World

Sherryl Clark
more

NAIDOC Week reads

Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko

Too Much Lip

Melissa Lucashenko
The White Girl by Tony Birch

The White Girl

Tony Birch
Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen

Dropbear

Evelyn Araluen
Born Into This by Adam Thompson

Born Into This

Adam Thompson
Throat by Ellen van Neerven

Throat

Ellen van Neerven
more

Award winners

Stone Sky Gold Mountain by Mirandi Riwoe

Stone Sky Gold Mountain

Mirandi Riwoe
The Little Wave by Pip Harry

The Little Wave

Pip Harry
Heartland: How Rugby League Explains Queensland by Joe Gorman

Heartland:
How Rugby League Explains Queensland

Joe Gorman
The Lost Arabs by Omar Sakr

The Lost Arabs

Omar Sakr
Call of the Reed Warbler (revised edition) by Charles Massy

Call of the Reed Warbler (revised edition)

Charles Massy
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School holiday reads

The Edge of Thirteen by Nova Weetman

The Edge of Thirteen

Nova Weetman
Fozia and the Quest of Prince Zal by Rosanne Hawke

Fozia and the Quest of Prince Zal

Rosanne Hawke
As Fast As I Can by Penny Tangey

As Fast As I Can

Penny Tangey
When We Are Invisible by Claire Zorn

When We Are Invisible

Claire Zorn
The Little Wave by Pip Harry

The Little Wave

Pip Harry
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Powerful poetry

Throat by Ellen van Neerven

Throat

Ellen van Neerven
Whisper Songs by Tony Birch

Whisper Songs

Tony Birch
A Thousand Crimson Blooms by Eileen Chong

A Thousand Crimson Blooms

Eileen Chong
A Kinder Sea by Felicity Plunkett

A Kinder Sea

Felicity Plunkett
Ask Me About the Future by Rebecca Jessen

Ask Me About the Future

Rebecca Jessen
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Top ten

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The Little Wave by Pip Harry

The Little Wave

Pip Harry
9
Throat by Ellen van Neerven

Throat

Ellen van Neerven
8
The White Girl by Tony Birch

The White Girl

Tony Birch
7
The Sky So Heavy by Claire Zorn

The Sky So Heavy

Claire Zorn
6
Stone Sky Gold Mountain by Mirandi Riwoe

Stone Sky Gold Mountain

Mirandi Riwoe
5
Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko

Too Much Lip

Melissa Lucashenko
4
The Edge of Thirteen by Nova Weetman

The Edge of Thirteen

Nova Weetman
3
Call of the Reed Warbler (revised edition) by Charles Massy

Call of the Reed Warbler (revised edition)

Charles Massy
2
Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen

Dropbear

Evelyn Araluen
1
Flock: First Nations Stories Then and Now by Ellen van Neerven

Flock: First Nations Stories Then and Now

Ellen van Neerven
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Featured authors

Photo credit: Anna Jacobson

Ellen van Neerven

Charles Massy, author of Call of the Reed Warbler and Breaking the Sheep's Back

Charles Massy

Melissa Lucashenko

Melissa Lucashenko

Tony Birch

Tony Birch

Lorraine Marwood

Lorraine Marwood

Adam Thompson

Adam Thompson

Michelle Kadarusman, author of The Theory of Hummingbirds

Michelle Kadarusman

Evelyn Araluen

Evelyn Araluen

Events

Online Event at The Salon Series - Country and Culture

Online Event at The Salon Series - Country and Culture

Join Tony Birch, Larissa Behrendt (online) and Kee'ahn for a special celebration of the power of Indigenous storytelling, poetry and music.

Jul 09 6:30pm - Hansen Hall and Conversation Quarter, State Library Victoria
UQP authors at Yarra Valley Writers Festival

UQP authors at Yarra Valley Writers Festival

Join Tony Birch, Evelyn Araluen and Mirandi Riwoe at the Yarra Valley Writers Festival in July.

Jul 16 - Warburton, VIC
Jul 27 6:30pm

Join award-winning UQP author and editor, Ellen van Neerven in conversation with Flock contributors Adam Thompson, Cassie Lynch, and Melanie Saward.

Online

Jul 29 6:00pm

Meet with Larissa Behrendt and Alison Whittaker for an insightful conversation celebrating the release of After Story.

Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, NSW

Jul 30 6:30pm

Join Larissa Behrendt as she discusses her latest novel with Associate Professor Chelsea Watego.

Avid Reader Bookshop, 193 Boundary St, West End QLD / ZOOM Online

more

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UQP wins the ABIAs Small Publisher of the Year 2021

29.04.2021
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This One is Ours by Kate O'Donnell wins the 2021 Indie Book Awards: Young Adult Book of the Year

25.03.2021
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Glendower Award now open for entries

12.03.2021