2008 Barbara Jefferis Award

Entries for the 2008 Barbara Jefferis Award are being sought. This was the major award href="http://www.middlemiss.org/weblog/archives/matilda/2007/04/new_australian_3.html">announced by the Australian Society of Authors back in early April. The award is offered annually for "the best novel written by an Australian author that depicts women or girls in a positive way or otherwise empowers the status of women and girls in society." Entries close Friday 30th November 2007, and the winner will be announced on Saturday 8th March 2008, International Women's Day. Further details regarding how to enter are available on the application form. [Note: PDF file.]