2016 - National Biography Award

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2016 - National Biography Award

Book cover of Mannix by Brenda Niall

Mannix - Brenda Niall

Winner 
Book cover of Battarbee and Namatjira by Martin Edmond

Battarbee and Namatjira - Martin Edmond

Shortlisted
Book cover of Comrade Ambassador by Stephen FitzGerald

Comrade Ambassador: Whitlam’s Beijing Envoy - Stephen FitzGerald

Shortlisted
Book cover of Thea Astley by Karen Lamb

Thea Astley: Inventing Her Own Weather - Karen Lamb

Shortlisted
Book cover of Bearing Witness by Peter Rees

Bearing Witness - Peter Rees

Shortlisted
Book cover of Reckoning: A Memoir by Magda Szubanski

Reckoning: A Memoir - Magda Szubanski

Shortlisted
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Judging Panel 2016

Judges for 2016

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