Phosphorescence: Julia Baird’s bestseller wins book of the year Elissa Blake
A comforting and inspiring read for many during the pandemic lockdown months, Julia Baird’s Phosphorescence: On Awe, Wonder And Things That Sustain You When The World Goes Dark was awarded book of the year on Wednesday night at the Australian Book Industry Awards in Sydney.
The event brought together publishers, writers and booksellers after a year that saw book sales soar during lockdowns.
Blending science writing and personal memoir, Baird’s bestselling book explores the impact of happiness and contentment on our health, weaving in the story of her cancer diagnosis and subsequent surgeries.
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Dylan Van Den Berg… won the $30,000 Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting.
CANBERRAâS Dylan Van Den Berg took out the $30,000 Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting for “Milk” at the NSW Premierâs Literary Awards yesterday (April 26).
Van Den Berg accepted the award at the State Library of NSW, where a total of $305,000 was awarded across 13 prizes.
Van Den Bergâs win was announced alongside people such as Ellen van Neerven, who won the Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry, Multicultural NSW Award and Book of the Year, and Kate Grenville, who won the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction.
The third was Van Den Bergâs win.
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