Prizewinner: Destination Australia

Eric Richards, author of Destination Australia, has won the
has won the Community Relations Commission Award at the 2009 NSW Premiers Literary Awards.

The awards were presented on Monday May 18 at the 2009 NSW Premiers Literary Awards.

The judges commended the book as a fascinating, detailed account of the many waves of nationalities whose arrival into Australia was central to a grand plan of immigration that has led us to our multicultural present.'

More information about the Community Relations Commission can be found here.

The Irish Voter wins prestigious award

The Irish Voter has won the Political Studies Association of Ireland book award for 2008, as the best book published in Irish politics this year.

It's only the second year of the award, which was won last year by Richard English, for his title Irish Freedom: A History of Nationalism in Ireland.

The Irish Voter is a comprehensive, academic survey of the motives, outlook and behaviour of the Irish voter. Visit the MUP website for more details.

Prize winner and the Anglo American conference 2008

Congratulations to Kirsty Reid, author of Gender, crime and empire, which won the 2008 Australian Historical Association's Kay Daniels Prize for early colonial history. Fantastic news!

Find out more about the Australian Historical Association and its awards here.

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In other news, the annual Anglo American conference went very well for us last week, and it was great to meet some new authors in person, as well as seeing some familiar faces from last year.
Thanks also to Julie Ackroyd who kept all the publishers happy and made sure everything went smoothly. Kudos for the Krispy Kremes on the last day…

On a side note, if you like un-extortionately priced Greek food and you happen to be in London, we can recommend Yialousa Greek Taverna on Woburn Place, near Euston station. It’s run by a lovely Greek Cypriot gentleman and the food is wonderful...