TAG Hungerford Award - winner announced!

2006 Award winner Alice Nelson with TAG Hungerford, 25/2/07

The winner of the 2006 TAG Hungerford Award is Alice Nelson for her work entitled In Arcadia.

The Award was announced on Sunday 25 February 2007 at a presentation dinner held at Lamont's East Perth restaurant.

Presented in a partnership between Fremantle Arts Centre Press, New Edition Bookshop, The West Australian Newspaper and writingWA, the TAG Hungerford Award is a biennial award given for an unpublished work of fiction by a West Australian author who has not previously been published in book form.

First established in 1988 by Fremantle Arts Centre Press, the Award honors West Australian author TAG Hungerford and his outstanding contribution to literature over a period of some sixty years.

The Award has been a major catalyst for stimulating growth in the WA literary sector, uncovering and nurturing new writing in WA and bringing that talent to public attention.

T.A.G. Hungerford Award winners to date are:

1990 - Brenda Walker; Crush
1991 - Gail Jones; The House of Breathing
1993 - Simone Lazaroo; The World Waiting to be Made
1995 - Bruce Russell; Jacob's Air
2000 - Christopher Murray; A Whispering Fish
2002 - Nathan Hobby; The Fur
2004 - Donna Mazza; The Albanian
2006 - Alice Nelson; In Arcadia

2007 - what a year ahead!

Time for change! As of July 2007 we will be trading as Fremantle Press (dropping the 'Arts Centre' from the name ). 2007 is an exciting year for us, with a great selection of titles appealing to readers of all ages. January saw the release of Hal Spacejock: Just Desserts (the third in the series from writer Simon Haynes) and Just Like That, a collection of poetry from Charmaine Papertalk-Green. February kicked in with Barefoot Kids by Steve Hawke (who is currently travelling around Australia for the release) and Enough is Enough by Noel Olive. Noel's launch attracted the interest of Books Australia, a Foxtel TV program, so look for that on your screen later this year! March sees the launch of I want to be a Footballer by Olympic Gold Medalist Sally Carbon and Fremantle Impressions by Ron Davidson. Many more exciting titles to come in the year ahead...stay tuned!