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2017 Pittwater Short Story Award Winners Announced
Thank you to all who entered the 2017 Pittwater Short Story Award. Congratulations to the award winners. Category 1 - Writers Aged 9-12 years WINNER Storm Gull by Sinéad Bezuidenhout Highly Commended Light in the Darkness by Talia Cooper Blackout by Ashl... (continued)

Shortlist announcement - The Pittwater Short Story Award 2017
Congratulations to the following writers whose stories have been shortlisted for The Pittwater Short Story Award 2017 The winners will be announced at the award night, 6.30pm, Tuesday June 27th, 2017, in store. All are welcome to come along and meet the winners and hear the w... (continued)

Latest Acquisitions 406
Latest Acquisitions 406 is now available online. Please use this link to view the catalogue. LA 406 (continued)

Latest Acquisitions 405
Latest Acquisitions 405 is now available online. Please use this link to view the catalogue. LA 405 (continued)

The 2017 Pittwater Short Story Award
There are four categories and four great prizes. Category 1: Writers 9-12 years of age, Prize: $ 100 Berkelouw Book Voucher, Length: No more than 500 words. Category 2: Writers 13-16 years of age, Prize: $ 200 Berkelouw Book Voucher, Length: No more than 1000 words Category 3:... (continued)

Shortlist announced - The 2016 Pittwater Short Story Award
Congratulations to the following writers whose stories have been short listed for The 2016 Pittwater Short Story Award. The winners will be announced at the award night at 6.30pm on Tuesday, June 28th at Berkelouw Books in Mona Vale. Writers, families and friends are all w... (continued)

The Pittwater Short Story Award 2016
Berkelouw Books invite the creative writers of Pittwater aged 9 and up to enter The Pittwater Short Story Award for 2016. To be eligible your story needs to be identifiably located in Pittwater and has to incorporate a reference to Mona Vale Road. There ... (continued)

2015 Pittwater Short Story Award Results Announced
Thank you to all who entered the 2015 Pittwater Short Story Award. Congratulations to the award winners. Category 1 - Writers Aged 9-12 years WINNER The Fire by Charlie Tompson HIGHLY COMMENDED Put the Kettle On by Charlotte N... (continued)

2015 Pittwater Short Story Award Shortlist Announced
Thank you to everyone who entered the 2015 Pittwater Short Story Award. Congratulations to the following writers whose stories have been shortlisted. Category 1 - Writers aged 9-12 years. Charlotte Nell - Put The Kettle On Ella Pittard -&nb... (continued)

The 2015 Pittwater Short Story Award
Berkelouw Books invite the creative writers of Pittwater aged 9 and up to enter The Pittwater Short Story Award for 2015. To be eligible your story needs to be identifiably located in Pittwater and has to incorporate a reference to “something fishy”. There a... (continued)
2014 Pittwater Short Story Award Winners Announced
Congratulations to the winners of The 2014 Pittwater Short Story Award. CATEGORY 1 - WRITERS 9-12 YEARS Winner Out The Back O' Berkelouw by Cosmo Jackson Highly Commended The Notebook of Secrets by Conor Carroll CATEGORY 2 - WRITERS 13-16 YEARS Winner C... (continued)

2014 Pittwater Short Story Award Short List Announced
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING ENTRANTS WHO MADE IT ON THE SHORT LIST:-- CATEGORY 1: For Writers aged 9-12 years A Bird out of Formation by Ben Watts To Another World by Caitlin Spencer Tales of the Deep by Alexander Wright A Closed Door and Hal... (continued)

Spend $50 and get a 2-for-1 to see ‘The Two Faces of January’
If you love your books, you are certain to love this alluring movie adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s suspenseful romantic thriller ‘The Two Faces of January’. Starring Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen and Oscar Isaac, it follows a brilliant con-artist on the run from internat... (continued)

The 2014 Pittwater Short Story Award
Berkelouw Books invite the creative writers of Pittwater aged 9 and up to enter The Pittwater Short Story Award for 2014. To be eligible your story needs to be identifiably located in Pittwater and has to incorporate a reference to “an open book”. Entries open Monday April ... (continued)
Indigenous Literacy Foundation Donation - Thank you to our customers
We have made a donation of more than $ 150.00 to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) with contributions made by the generous customers who enjoyed our free giftwrapping service during the Christmas period. To learn more about the Indigenous Literacy Fund visit www.indig... (continued)
The NEW Crime After Dark Book Club
We plan to launch the NEW Crime After Dark Book Club in August. The bookclub will meet on the second Wednesday of each month, starting at 6.45pm and finishing at 8.15pm. We will read a range of crime novels, from classic to contemporary authors and we might delve into True Crime and ... (continued)

Berkelouw Books Reading Group
Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 7th August at 6.45 till 8.30pm. We are going to be discussing The Prince, The Princess and The Perfect Murder by Andrew Rose. If you would like to join this fabulous group of readers, then pop your name down at the counter or email ... (continued)

Berkelouw Kids Bookclub
Due to the popularity of the First Thursday of the Month Kids B-Club, we will be having a Kids B-Club on the First Tuesday of the Month as well. This will start next month on Tuesday 6th & Thursday 8th August 4-5pm. So, if you want to join the Kids B-Club at Berkelouws Mona Val... (continued)

The Pittwater Short Story Award 2013
Congratulations to the winners of The Pittwater Short Story Award 2013 Category 1: Writers aged 9-12 Winner Levi Coombs - The Perfect Day Category 2: Writers aged 13-16 Joint Winners Chloe Howard - The Giggling Swing Ailish Saunders -... (continued)