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Non-fiction judging panel chair Professor Hilary Charlesworth
Fiction judging panel chair Professor Peter Pierce.
Arts Minister Peter Garrett announces short list
Authors attending the short list announcement at the NSW State Library in Sydney on 6 August. Left to right back row: Paul Ham, Robert Hillman, Arts Minister Peter Garrett, Philip Jones, Steven Conte and Malcolm Knox; front row left to right: Zarah Ghahramani, Mireille Juchau and Dorothy Porter.
Short-listed authors. Left to right back row: Paul Ham, Robert Hillman, Arts Minister Peter Garrett, Philip Jones, Steven Conte and Malcolm Knox; front row left to right: Zarah Ghahramani, Mireille Juchau and Dorothy Porter.

Short-listed authors. Left to right back row: Robert Hillman, Arts Minister Peter Garrett, Philip Jones, Steven Conte and Malcolm Knox; front row left to right: Zarah Ghahramani, Mireille Juchau and Dorothy Porter.

Short-listed authors. Left to right: Mireille Juchau, Malcolm Knox, Paul Ham, Robert Hillman, Dorothy Porter, Zarah Ghahramani, Arts Minister Peter Garrett, Philip Jones and Steven Conte.

Short-listed authors. Left to right: Paul Ham, Robert Hillman and Dorothy Porter.

Short-listed authors. Left to right: Philip Jones, Zarah Ghahramani and Steven Conte
Short-listed authors. Back row left to right: Malcolm Knox, Paul Ham, Robert Hillman, Philip Jones and Steven Conte. Front row left to right: Zarah Ghahramani, Dorothy Porter and Mireille Juchau.

Short-listed authors. Back row left to right: Malcolm Knox, Paul Ham, Robert Hillman, Philip Jones and Steven Conte. Front row left to right: Zarah Ghahramani, Dorothy Porter and Mireille Juchau.

Short-listed authors. Back row left to right: Malcolm Knox, Paul Ham, Robert Hillman, Philip Jones and Steven Conte. Front row left to right: Zarah Ghahramani, Dorothy Porter and Mireille Juchau.

