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Ann-Marie Priest’s “perceptive” and “creative” biography of the elusive Gwen Harwood, one of Australia’s finest poets, is the winner of this year’s $25,000 National Biography Award.

Eleven judges considered 186 entries across the six prize categories.

Over 4,600 historic plans of 460 regional towns in NSW — from Bourke to Bega — have just been digitised!

The diaries of Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper’s memoir, a portrait of a poet and remarkable true stories by three debut writers have been shortlisted for the 2023 National Biography Award.

Curious kids will discover new worlds to explore in the State Library's new creative community, called Atlas.