AGENCY NEWS »
AWARDS
Gerald Murnane won The Melbourne Prize for Literature 2009. His first novel in fourteen years, Barley Patch, was published in October by Giramondo.
The Golden Bird by Robert Adamson won the Victorian Premier’s Poetry Award 2009 and was short listed for The Age Book of the Year (Poetry).
Dianne Bates’ Crossing the Line, was short listed in the 2009 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.
Tom Cho’s Look Who’s Morphing was a finalist in The Melbourne Prize Best Writing Award 2009 and was shortlisted in The Age Book of the Year (Fiction) 2009.
NEW BOOKS
Caterpillar and Butterfly was published by Fremantle Press in August 2009 and was written and beautifully illustrated by Ambelin Kwaymullina.
Janine Fraser’s Sarindi and the Lucky Budha was published in September 2009 by HarperCollins.....
Sam’s Bush Journey was published by Little Hare in September 2009. Written by Sally Morgan and Ezekiel Kwaymullina and beautifully illustrated.....
Learn how to drought proof your garden with the fourth edition of Kevin Walsh’s classic Waterwise Gardening published in September by New Holland...
Read Paul Valent’s In Two Minds: Tales of a Psychotherapist published in July by UNSW Press...
Dancing in the Dark by Robyn Bavati will be published by Penguin Books in February 2010.....
The Women Behind the Roses by Tilley and Andrew Govanstone will be published by Rosenberg Publishing in March 2010.
Welcome to Golvan Arts Management!
GENERAL INFORMATION »
Information for writers about literary agents, Golvan Arts Management and the business of writing in Australia. If you are interested in representation, it is most important that you carefully read all of the relevant sections below. At present WE ARE NOT considering new proposals. For other recommended Australian Literary Agents, please see the listing at the Australian Literary Agents Association web site.
- Golvan Arts Management
- Fiction for Adults
- Non-Fiction for Adults
- Children’s Books
- Scripts for Theatre, Films and TV
- Poetry and Short Stories
- Illustration
OUR CLIENTS »
Biographies of and information about selected clients.
SPEAKERS »
Clients available for school, library, literary and arts festivals, community presentations and workshops.
INFORMATON FOR EDUCATORS »
Information for librarians, teachers in primary and high schools and for students and teachers in tertiary institutions:
- Pre-school
- Junior primary
- Middle primary
- Upper primary - junior secondary
- Secondary
- Tertiary
- Child-care workers, teachers, counsellors, psychologists and trainees
FILM & TV RIGHTS »
Featured projects-rights sales for theatre, film and television, and visual arts applications.
COPYRIGHT »
Articles and commentary on copyright issues by Colin Golvan, Barrister:
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