Australia-Asia Literary Award
{{Short description|Former Western Australian literary award}}
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Australia-Asia Literary Award (AALA) was a literary award supported by the former Government of Western Australia department, the Department of Culture and the Arts.[http://dca.wa.gov.au/programs/Initiatives/australia-asia_literary_award Australia-Asia Literary Award] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219152920/http://dca.wa.gov.au/programs/Initiatives/australia-asia_literary_award |date=19 February 2011 }}
History
The Australia-Asia Literary Award was established in 2007 and the first and only winner was announced in November 2008, from entries published in 2007.
In 2010 it was announced the award would be discontinued, with resources merged with the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards (PBA).[http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/about_us/premiers_book_awards Premier's Book Awards ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129023553/http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/about_us/premiers_book_awards |date=29 November 2010 }}, press release, State Library of Western Australia{{cite news |title=Rich Australia-Asia book prize is cancelled |work=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=7 February 2010}}{{cite news |title=Book closed on rich prize |work=Herald Sun |date=6 February 2010}}{{cite news |title=Oz lit prize dumped as money ill-spent |work=The Phnom Penh Post |date=9 February 2010}} "The AALA will be discontinued immediately so we can free up some of those funds for an improved Premier’s Book Awards." On 15 February 2010, the PBA began accepting for entry books published in 2008 and 2009 for the 2010 PBA.
Description
The Australia-Asia Literary Award was Australia's richest literary prize, with a purse of A$110,000.{{cite news |title=Richest literary award gets book thrown at it due to cost |work= Townsville Bulletin (Queensland, Australia) | date=6 February 2010}}
Shortlist and winner
Winner announced in November 2008 for books published in 2007.
Winner
- David Malouf, The Complete Stories {{cite news |title=Rich pickings for Malouf |work=The Age |date=22 November 2008 |author=Jason Steger}}
Shortlist