The Nib Literary Award, established in 2002 at the suggestion of actor and producer

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, the Patron of the Friends of Waverley Library, as The Nib Waverley Library Award for Literature and since 2017 known as the Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award, is an Australian

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for works in any

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, awarded annually at Waverley Library in

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. It is also known as 'The Nib': CAL Waverley Library Award for Literature.

Award

Organised and supported by

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, the award recognises "excellence in literary research", and books in any genre and either

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are considered for it. There are cash prizes for the winning and shortlisted books, with each of the shortlisted authors also earning the Alex Buzo Shortlist Prize. In 2017, the Nib was renamed the Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award, and three new categories were added: the People's Choice, the Alex Buzo Shortlist Prize, and a Military History Prize. In the 2019 Awards, there was a prize pool of : the main award , the Nib Military History Prize , Nib People's Choice Prize and the Alex Buzo Shortlist Prize, six prizes of . The main sponsors were Mark and Evette Moran of

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Winners

Alex Buzo Shortlist Prize recipients

References

External link

* {{Official website, https://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/recreation/arts_and_culture/nib Australian literary awards Awards established in 2002 Recurring events established in 2002 2002 establishments in Australia