Feb
7

Shortlist announced for prestigious Business Literature Prize

Four fascinating and diverse books have been shortlisted in Australia’s largest award for business writing, the State Library of NSW announced today.

The shortlisted books for the $30,000 Blake Dawson Business Literature Prize for this year are:
Anna Krien
- Into the Woods: The Battle for Tasmania’s Forests, Black Inc.
Charles Massy - Breaking the Sheep’s Back: The Shocking True Story of the Decline and Fall of the Australian Wool Industry, University of Queensland Press
Trevor Sykes - Six Months of Panic: How the Global Financial Crisis Hit Australia, Allen & Unwin
Suzanne Welborn - Freehills: A History of Australia’s First National Law Firm, NewSouth Publishing

The winner will be announced at a special presentation dinner on Thursday 15 March 2012.

See the full media release and background information attached.

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