The NSW Writers' Centre proudly supports Australian authors by offering an annual award for the best work of fiction, non-fiction and children's/young adult self-puyblished by an individual author or by an Australian publishing company which does not have a distribution arrangement for its authors. There is also a prize for the best marketing plan. The prizes are sponsored by Gary Allen P/L, Breakout DesignPrintWeb and Messenger Marketing. Best Non-Fiction Book: $500 cash prize generously provided by Gary Allen P/L, with possible national distribution by Gary Allen P/L. Best Fiction Book: $500 cash prize generously provided by Breakout DesignPrintWeb, and a year's complimentary hosing on the Breakout website. The Messenger Marketing Award for the most Innovative Marketing Plan for a Non-Fiction Book: $500 cash prize and a place at the Messenger Publishing for Passsion and Profit Full Day Marketing, Funding and Distribution Workshop (valued at $1,200). Entries Close by 5pm Friday 31 October, 2008.