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In this section, you'll find all the latest (and the oldest) news relating to our books and authors, and to our Melbourne and London offices.
Awards, acquisitions, author tours, reprints, a bit of gossip, and the occasional job listing — it's all here.
So if it's your secret dream to work at Scribe, or you just like knowing what's happening in the world of publishing, then read on.
And then get back to reading a good book.
News
Scribe acquires Client Earth by James Thornton and Martin Goodman
7 October 2015We are pleased to announce that we have acquired Client Earth by…
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Mrs Engels is longlisted for the Green Carnation Prize
7 October 2015Congratulations to Scribe author Gavin McCrea, whose debut novel Mrs…
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Insights
Meet the Scribe Nonfiction Prize longlisted writers: Zoya Patel
7 October 2015Zoya Patel is a writer and editor based in the ACT with a deep, abiding…
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Chigozie Obioma wins FT/OppenheimerFunds Emerging Voices Award
7 October 2015The FT/OppenheimerFunds Emerging Voices Award recognises the most…
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Eichmann Before Jerusalem a finalist for the Cundill Prize
5 October 2015Congratulations to Bettina Stangneth.
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Meet the Scribe Nonfiction Prize longlisted writers: Patrick Mullins
5 October 2015Meet Patrick Mullins, a Canberra-based writer and university tutor with…
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Just Mercy wins the Dayton Literary Peace Prize
30 September 2015Bryan Stevenson wins the $10,000 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Just…
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A letter to my future self: on being a new father
22 September 2015I like the baby’s face in the morning, more than maybe anything I have…
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Q&A with Lynne Olson
20 September 2015A Q&A with Lynne Olson, author of Citizens of London
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The Fishermen makes the 2015 Man Booker Prize shortlist
15 September 2015Chigozie Obioma’s The Fishermen shortlisted for the 2015 Man Booker…
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Longlist for the 2015 Scribe Nonfiction Prize for Young Writers
15 September 2015We're thrilled to announce the longlist for this year's nonfiction…
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Just Mercy named a finalist in the Dayton Literary Peace Prize
10 September 2015Congratulations to Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy.
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Happiness and Its Causes — David Roland
10 September 2015How I Rescued My Brain with David Roland at Happiness & Its Causes 2015.
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Insights
The Leone Scamarcio novels
31 August 2015I needed a protagonist who encapsulated the dilemmas of the country…
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