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Literary groups demand a say over PM’s delayed Book Council of Australia plan

Written By Unknown on Thursday, September 3, 2015 | 9:18 AM

Melbourne and Brisbane writers’ festivals among signatories demanding clarity over Book Council of Australia, as announced by Tony Abbot in December

A group of key Australian writers festivals and literary groups have signed an open letter calling for the end of uncertainty over the Book Council of Australia.

The proposed council and $6m in funding was announced by Tony Abbott last December at the prime minister’s literary awards. Abbott said the body would “celebrate good reading and good writing”.