The South East Asia and Pacific regional shortlist for the 2011 Commonwealth Writers' Prize has been announced.
The nominees for the South East Asia and Pacific best book are:
- Reading Madame Bovary by Amanda Lohrey (Black Inc., Australia)
- That Deadman Dance by Kim Scott (Pan Macmillan, Australia)
- Time's Long Ruin by Stephen Orr (Wakefield Press, Australia)
- Hand Me Down World by Lloyd Jones (Text, New Zealand)
- Notorious by Roberta Lowing (A&U, Australia)
- Gifted by Patrick Evans (Victoria University Press, New Zealand)
The nominees for the South East Asia and Pacific best first book are:
- 21 Immortals by Rozlan Mohd Noor (Malaysia)
- A Man Melting by Craig Cliff (Random House NZ, New Zealand)
- The Graphologist's Apprentice by Whiti Hereaka (Huia Publishers, New Zealand)
- The Body in the Clouds by Ashley Hay (A&U, Australia)
- Traitor by Stephen Daisley (Text, Australia / New Zealand)
- A Few Right Thinking Men by Sulari Gentill (Pantera Press, Australia).
So...rather pleased. :)