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Miles Franklin Shortlist Announced

Published: Mon, 2013-05-06 10:04 by Elizabeth Alvey
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Following the announcement of the inaugural Stella Prize, which celebrates great books by Australian women writers, an all-female shortlist has been announced for the 2013 Miles Franklin Award.

The authors in contention are:

Inaugural Stella Prize winner announced

Published: Wed, 2013-04-17 10:10 by Elizabeth Alvey
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The inaugural Stella Prize winner was announced last night at an event in Melbourne. Carrie Tiffany won for her second novel, Mateship with birds.

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Archives for Arts at Fryer

Published: Fri, 2013-04-12 14:46 by Elizabeth Alvey
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There is still time for UQ postgraduates and staff to book a place at Doing archival research in the Arts: an introduction. The class is being held next Tuesday, 16th of April at the St Lucia Campus.

Presented by Fryer librarians, the class provides an overview of archival research procedures and methods for Arts scholars. It covers Australian collecting institutions to know about, the difference between archives and libraries, general reading room protocols, rules for copying unpublished material, tips for conducting primary research, and useful online sources.

Collection spotlight: Brisbane City Hall

Published: Wed, 2013-04-10 10:45 by Amanda Winters
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Brisbane City Hall is now open again, after three years of restoration work. The Museum of Brisbane has opened several new exhibitions on Level 3 of the building, and guided tours and rides to the top of the clock tower are once again possible.

Collection Spotlight for April: Illuminated leaf from a book of hours, ca. 1450

Published: Mon, 2013-04-08 16:55 by Elizabeth Alvey
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In March this year, the Fryer Library acquired an illuminated page from a book of hours, expanding our collection of rare and special items to support teaching and learning at UQ.

The long and the short of it: Australian Literary Awards

Published: Tue, 2013-03-26 16:32 by Elizabeth Alvey
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Three important lists have been released over the past week in the Australian Literary Awards season.

The 2013 Fryer Library Award

Published: Mon, 2013-03-25 16:56 by Elizabeth Alvey
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The Fryer Library is pleased to announce the winner of the 2013 Fryer Library Award.

The award aims to provide successful applicants with institutional support at the Library to undertake research in Australian literature, history and culture utilising the collections of the Fryer Library. The amount of the Award is $10,000.

Reading Strange Books: New Online Exhibition at Fryer

Published: Fri, 2013-03-22 10:22 by Elizabeth Alvey
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This week, the Fryer Library launched a new online exhibition. Guest blogger, Sarah Boothroyd, describes her experience as curator...

Over the past few months, I've been researching and reading strange books: books with holes cut out of them, books that can be shuffled like a deck of cards - even a book printed on a roll of toilet paper.

These works now form part of a virtual exhibition and special collection held by the Fryer Library.

Harmony Day, March 21

Published: Thu, 2013-03-21 10:44 by Elizabeth Alvey
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The theme for this year's Harmony Day is Many Stories - One Australia.

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship, who organises the celebrations of Harmony day each year on the 21st of March, describes the importance of sharing stories in celebrating Australia's diversity:

Let's go beyond the cover of the book and wander through the pages of each other's story. It's a way we can learn and understand.

Friends of Fryer Event: “Antarctica: Bravery in the landscape”

Published: Fri, 2013-03-15 14:49 by Elizabeth Alvey
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An almost capacity crowd attended the first Friends of Fryer event for 2013, "Antarctica: Bravery in the landscape" last week.

The panel discussion, hosted in conjunction with the UQ Art Museum, focused on the artwork of Linde Ivimey. In particular, her sculptures of ice warrior figures, which are a striking feature of the Art Museum's current exhibition "If Pain Persists… Linde Ivimey Sculpture".