Melbourne writer wins Age prize - Books - www.theage.com.au
Sonya Hartnett has won The Age Book of the Year for her novel Of a Boy (published in the UK as What The Birds See.
The awards, which are in their 30th year, are worth $10,000 for each category, with a further $10,000 going to the overall book-of-the-year winner. They were presented in theMelbourne Town Hall at the opening of The Age Melbourne Writers Festival, at which the left-wing activist and writer, Tariq Ali, delivered the keynote address...
The link contains a picture of Hartnett with her dog, Shilo.
i think hartnett is a brilliant author who deserves the credit she gets. i've read many of her works and find them very interesting. i hope to see more of her writing in the future
regards
vicki bombardieri