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WINNERS OF THE 2009 PRIME MINISTER’S AWARD ANNOUNCED

The Prime Minister’s Literary Awards is one of Australia’s prestigious awards, celebrating the contribution of Australian literature to the nation’s cultural and intellectual life.

We are proud to say that our astoundingly unique novel One Foot Wrong, by Sofia Laguna was amongst the seven novels shortlisted for the Fiction award. The winner has now been announced and she was pipped to the winning post by Nam Le and his novel The Boat.

Two books shared the Non-Fiction award: House of Exile: The Life and Times of Heinrich Mann and Nelly Kroeger-Mann, by Evelyn Juers and Drawing the Global Colour Line by Marilyn Lake and Henry Reynolds

For more information about all the books on the shortlist click here.

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Murder mystery evening with Martin Edwards

Friday 4 December, 7.00pm    CHESTER LIBRARY
Join popular crime-writer Martin Edwards for an inter-active Victorian mystery  evening at Chester Library, Northgate Street, Chester. Listen to the clues and see if you can find out who killed George Hargrave – there are prizes for the best solutions! Tickets £5 (including refreshments). For more information call the library on 01244 972 611

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TANIA CROSSE UP FOR THE SUE RYDER CARE WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Thursday 19th November, 7.00pm  Henley-on-Thames
Tania Crosse, author of  numerous novels including Lily’s Journey, has been nominated for the Sue Ryder Care Women of Achievement Awards 2009 in the Arts category. The awards celebrate the success of women from across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire and the winner will be announced at the Awards evening with a champagne reception, 3-course dinner and entertainment at Phyllis Court Club, Marlow Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxon.  Tickets are £65 (or £600 for a table of 10) and proceeds will go to Sue Ryder Care - Nettlebed Hospice. For more information and tickets call the fundraising team on 01494 641070.

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Creative Writing in Lavenham with Mike Ripley

Saturday 21st November, 9am-1pm THE SWAN, LAVENHAM
Mike Ripley, the multi award winning author of the fifteen book ‘Angel’ crime series will be leading a creative writing class at The Swan in Lavenham, as part of the Lavenham Literary Festival. For more info click here.

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FEAR IN THE COTSWOLDS BOOK LAUNCH

Thursday 26th November, 6.30pm WATERSTONE’S, GLOUCESTER
Come and meet Rebecca Tope and celebrate the launch of the next book in the hugely popular Cotswold mystery series, Fear in the Cotswolds, at Waterstone’s, 13-15 Eastgate Street, Gloucester. For more information contact the bookshop on 01452 422464.

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Maggie Craig speaking at the University of Dundee

Thursday 26th November, 7pm    UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE
Come and meet Scottish author Maggie Craig at the University of Dundee, for an event organised by Dundee Book Events. She will talking about and signing copies of her latest book One Sweet Moment, a compelling story of love amidst family pressures and the social divide, set in Edinburgh in the 1920s. Tickets are available at the venue or from Waterstone’s, Commercial Street, Dundee Tel: 01382 200 322. For more information about Dundee Book Events click here.

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Zoë Sharp at Collectormania, London

Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th November  OLYMPIA, LONDON
Mystery Women will have a stall at this year’s Collectormania event in London which will see the Olympia hall teaming with known faces from the world of TV, films, comics and books. Zoë Sharp will be one of the authors signing books for fans. For more information visit the Collectormania website.

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