It’s funny, but you never think much about breathing. Until it’s all you ever think about.
Breath has been shortlisted for the Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction as part of the 2009 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards. The winners of the awards will be announced at a ceremony on September 1.
Breath has been awarded the 2009 Miles Franklin Award. Tim Winton has won Australia's most prestigious literary prize four times and is the only writer ever to have won four times in his own right.
Breath has been shortlisted in the Nielsen BookData 2009 Booksellers Choice Awards. The winner will be announced at the annual Australian Bookseller's Association dinner on June 22.
Breath has been included on the shortlist for the 2009 Miles Franklin Award. The winner will be announced on June 18.
Breath has been shortlisted for the 2009 Christina Stead Prize for Fiction as part of the NSW Premier's Literary Awards. The winner will be announced on 18 May.
Breath has been awarded an Earphones Award by Audiofile magazine. The awards are given for exceptional performances on audiobooks
Breath was awarded the Surf Culture Award at the 2009 Australian Surfing Awards
Breath has been shortlisted for the 2009 Commonwealth Writers' prize in the South East Asia and the South Pacific regional category. The winner of this region will be announced on March 11.
Tim Winton has won the 2008 Indie Award for his latest bestselling novel Breath. The prize recognises the best Australian book of the past 12 months as voted by independent booksellers across the country.
Breath has been listed in Publisher's Weekly's Best Books of 2008.
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Bolinda have published Breath in an unabridged audiobook edition.