Walkley Book Award

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The Walkley Book Award is an Australian award presented annually by the Walkley Foundation for excellence in long-form journalism and nonfiction, with subjects ranging from biography to true crime to investigative journalism and reporting. [1] [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Walkley Book Award: Terms & Conditions". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  2. ↑ "Walkley Book Award 2020 longlist announced". Books+Publishing. 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  3. 1 2 "Walkley Book Award". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  4. ↑ "'Packer's Lunch' wins Walkley". Books+Publishing. 2006-12-04. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  5. ↑ "Gold Walkley winner hits out at AFP". www.abc.net.au. 2007-11-29. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  6. ↑ "Don Watson". Q+A. 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  7. ↑ "Obituary - Graham Freudenberg - Obituaries Australia". oa.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  8. ↑ McDonald, Hamish (2010-12-09). "Balibo widow didn't stay silent". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  9. ↑ "Territory journalists win at Walkley Awards". www.abc.net.au. 2011-11-28. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  10. ↑ "'The Australian Moment' wins 2012 Walkley Book Award". Books+Publishing. 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  11. ↑ "Pamela Williams Wins Walkley Book Award With Killing Fairfax". The Booktopian. 2013-11-28. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  12. ↑ "DT Editor Paul Whittaker picks up third Walkley". PerthNow. 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  13. ↑ Le Grand, Chip (2015). The straight dope: the inside story of sport's biggest drug scandal. Carlton, Victoria: Melbourne University Press. ISBN   978-0-522-86850-0. OCLC   908193018.
  14. ↑ "Milligan wins 2017 Walkley Book Award for 'Cardinal'". Books+Publishing. 2017-11-30. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  15. ↑ Fletcher, Clare (2019-03-20). "Spotlight on: Helen Pitt". Medium. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  16. ↑ "Guardian Australia wins Walkley award for coverage of Indigenous affairs". The Guardian. 2019-11-28. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  17. ↑ "Morris-Marr's 'Fallen' wins 2020 Walkley Book Award". Books+Publishing. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  18. ↑ "Samantha Maiden wins the Gold Walkley Award". The Walkley Foundation. 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  19. ↑ "'Currowan' wins Walkley Book Award". Books+Publishing. 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  20. ↑ "Loewenstein's 'The Palestine Laboratory' wins 2023 Walkley Book Award". Books+Publishing. 2023-11-24. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
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