The 2012 Kibble and Dobbie Award shortlists have been announced. The winners will be announced on July 25th.
According to the Trust website:
The Awards recognise the works of women writers of fiction or non-fiction classified as ‘life writing’. This includes novels, autobiographies, biographies, literature and any writing with a strong personal element.
The Kibble Literary Award for Women Writers is worth $30,000 and recognises the work of established women writers. The nominees are
- Five Bells by Gail Jones, see Kim’s review at Reading Matters and one from Kevin from Canada.
- Foal’s Bread by Gillian Mears, see my review
- Animal People by Charlotte Wood, see my review
The Dobbie Encouragement Award, worth $5000, is ‘for accomplished work of a first published female writer’. The nominees are
- Past the Shallows by Favel Parrett, see my review
- End of the Night Girl by Amy Matthews, see my review
- Bearings by Leah Swann, see Sue’s review at Whispering Gums
Congratulations to all the authors, editors and publishers!
ANZ LitLovers LitBlog 
Thanks for this list .. I must read more of these, particularly Parrett and Jones. I have though read and reviewed Leah Swann’s Bearings. It’s a good collection of short stories.
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By: whisperinggums on May 14, 2012
at 3:42 pm
Thanks for the link, Sue, I’ve added it here. It’s a really nice review, you and Karenlee just have the knack with short stories!
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By: Lisa Hill on May 14, 2012
at 9:35 pm
Thanks Lisa, I do enjoy them a lot even though they make my brain hurt at times!
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By: whisperinggums on May 14, 2012
at 9:37 pm