1. She was born in Sydney in 1940 and died in New York in 2007. Her books include Dancing on Coral (1987) and The Tempest of Clemenza (1996). Thea Astley Sally Morgan Ruth Park Glenda Adams

2. This author wrote 'The Muddle-Headed Wombat' series of books for children. Norman Lindsay Miles Franklin Henry Lawson Ruth Park

3. He won the Miles Franklin Award in 2006 for 'The Ballad of Desmond Kale'. Roger McDonald Richard Flanagan Garry Disher Rodney Hall

4. Her first novel was 'Monkey Grip' published in 1977. In the 1990s she turned to non-fiction, and her book on a sexual harassment case made many feminists very angry. Shirley Hazzard Helen Garner Helen Demidenko Sue Wolfe

5. This author's autobiography, 'The Shark Net', is also a murder story that was made into a television series. David Marr Robert Drewe Frank Moorhouse Peter Corris

6. My favourite authors have lived in the same state in Australia. They include Tim Winton, Robert Drewe and Elizabeth Jolley. Which state is this? Western Australia Victoria New South Wales Tasmania

7. He was born in Tasmania and has written books with a Tasmanian setting, including 'Gould's Book of Fish' and 'The Sound of One Hand Clapping'. Tim Winton Richard Flanagan Thomas Keneally Frank Hardy

8. She wrote a series of crime novels featuring feisty private investigator, Claudia Valentine. In 1997 she wrote an entirely different novel called 'Lambs of God', which is about the lives of three nuns. Jennifer Rowe Mandy Sayer Gabrielle Lord Marele Day

9. This television journalist comes from a literary family. What is the name of the author of an unauthorised biography of broadcaster, Alan Jones, published in 2006. Christopher J Koch Chris Masters Chester Porter David Marr

10. Who is the author of 'My Place', an autobiography about the author's search for identity? Sally Morgan Elizabeth Jolley A B Facey Miles Franklin