GOT IT COVERED.COVER ART OF THE 2016 NIB

THE NIB WAVERLEY LIBRARY AWARD FOR LITERATURE2016 WINNERRachel Landers Who Bombed The Hilton?

ALEX BUZO SHORTLIST PRIZEStan Grant Talking To My CountryGerard Henderson Santamaria, A Most Unusual ManMelanie Joosten A Long Time Coming: Essays on old ageRachel Landers Who Bombed The Hilton?Helen O’Neill DaffodilLuke Williams The Ice Age: A Journey Into Crystal-Meth Addiction

MILITARY HISTORY LITERARY PRIZE SHORTLISTVicken Babkenian & Peter Stanley Armenia, Australia and the Great WarGarth Callender After the Blast: An Australian Officer in Iraq and AfghanistanAndrew Faulkner Stone Cold: The extraordinary story of Len OpieNick Richardson The Game of Their Lives

MILITARY HISTORY LITERARY PRIZE WINNERGarth Callender After the Blast: An Australian Officer in Iraq and Afghanistan

PEOPLE’S CHOICE PRIZE WINNERMelanie Joosten A Long Time Coming: Essays on old age

The Nib Waverley Library Award for Literature, or ‘The Nib’ as it is affectionately called, is Waverley Council’s national literary award.

On the 23 November, Waverley Council announced the winner of the 2016 ‘Nib’ at an awards presentation held at the North Bondi RSL. This exhibition of cover art is an acknowledgment of the richness and diversity of Australia’s literary community, and a celebration of the 10 shortlisted writers whose dedication to literary research has earned them a place within the prestigious ‘Nib’ Alumni.

Recognising excellent use of research in the creation of a literary work, The Nib’s unique criteria makes it unlike any other literary award in Australia. Offering a major prize of $20,000 and $10,000 in other categories, winning ‘The Nib’ gives Australian writers a period of financial autonomy, allowing them valuable time to travel, research and create.

Aside from its research focused selection criteria, also unique to the Nib is that it is presented by Waverley Council, making it the richest literary award to be offered by a local government authority in Australia.

Each book that is nominated for ‘The Nib’ becomes available to borrow from Waverley Library, allowing library members and visitors access to a rich and varied collection.

Now in its 15 year, ‘The Nib’ has been awarded to a number of renown Australian writers, including Erik Jensen, Gideon Haigh and Helen Gardner – to name just a few. This year, Waverley Council is thrilled to welcome writer and filmmaker Rachel Landers into ‘The Nib’s illustrious network of alumni.

Landers is the author of Who Bombed the Hilton?, a true crime investigation into one of the first acts of international terrorism carried out on Australian soil.

The Nib Waverley Library Award for Literature would not be possible without the support from the partners who contribute so generously to it’s success. These partners include Gertrude & Alice Bookstore Café, sponsors of the Nib presentation ceremony, Mark Moran Vaucluse, sponsors of the people’s choice prize, The Bondi Junction, North Bondi and Rose Bay RSL Sub-Branches, who support the Nib military history prize, St Albans Writers Festival, who supported the announcement of the 2016 shortlist, Bondi Icebergs Club, supporters of the Nib community prize and, of course, the Friends of Waverley Library, whose foresight and dedication to the award has see ‘The Nib’ grow into the well-respected and prestigious award that it is today.