2010 National Biography Award Shortlist

The shortlist for the 2010 National Biography Award [PDF file] has been released by the State Library of New South Wales.

The shortlisted works are:

Andrew Fisher: Prime Minister of Australia by David Day (HarperCollins)
Doing Life: A Biography of Elizabeth Jolley by Brian Dibble (UWA Press)
House of Exile: the Life and Times of Heinrich Mann and Nelly Kroeger-Mann by Evelyn Juers (Giramondo Press)
Manning Clark: A Life by Brian Matthews (Allen & Unwin)
Stella Miles Franklin: A Biography by Jill Roe (HarperCollins)
The Weight of Silence: A Memoir by Catherine Therese (Hachette Australia)

The winner will be announced on May 17th.