2020 Ernest Scott Prize shortlist
Congratulations to the NewSouth authors shortlisted for the 2020 Ernest Scott Prize! 'Bedlam at Botany Bay' by James Dunk, Michelle Arrow’s 'The Seventies: The personal, the political and the making of modern Australia' and 'Caroline’s Dilemma: A Colonial Inheritance Saga' by Bettina Bradbury.
Australian Book Design Awards 2020 shortlist
Congratulations to the designers who have been shortlisted for the Australian Book Design Awards 2020. Designed by Pfisterer + Freeman, 'Capturing Nature: Early scientific photography at the Australian Museum 1857–1893' by Vanessa Finney has been selected in the Best Designed Nonfiction Book (inc. Scholarly and Reference) category. 'Stop Being Reasonable' by Eleanor Gordon-Smith, designed by Josh Durham, Design by Committee and 'The Thinking Woman' by Julienne van Loon, designed by Sandy Cull has been chosen in the Best Designed Autobiography/Biography/Memoir Nonfiction Cover category. Designed by Antonia Pesenti, 'Summer Time ' by Antonia Pesenti and Hilary Bell has been selected for the Best Designed Children’s Non-Fiction Illustrated Book category.