LEONIE WOOD
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Blake Dawson Prize for business literature Age business writer Leonie Wood has won the Blake Dawson Prize for business literature for her book Funny Business: The Rise and Fall of Steve Vizard, a fascinating story about popular TV comedian, lawyer, and businessman Steve Vizard's fall from grace. Blake Dawson chairman, Mary Padbury, said: “This prize has again attracted a high standard of authorship, making this year's decision a tough one for judges. We congratulate Leonie Wood on her outstanding achievement.” April 2009 |
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Leonie was presented with the $30,000 prize at a dinner on Wednesday night, hosted by Blake Dawson and attended by many of the nation's business leaders. Administered by the State Library of NSW, the prize, now in its fifth year, was established by Blake Dawson to encourage the highest standards of literary commentary on Australian business and financial affairs. Other titles short listed for the prize were: Mal Harrop’s Good Things Came From Glass, Bruce Dover’s Rupert's Adventures in China, and Margaret Simons’s The Content Makers. For more information about the award visit: blakedawson.com.
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