Steve Parish Publishing is proud to announce that the company and its authors have won four Whitley Awards in 2010 at a ceremony at the Australian Museum on Friday 24 September 2010. The Whitley Awards, first presented in 1979, are hosted by the Royal Zoological Society of NSW and honour outstanding publications dealing with the promotion and conservation of Australasian fauna. They are a tribute to Gilbert Whitley (1903-1975), who was the Curator of Fishes at the Australian Museum from 1922 to 1964.
Steve Parish was especially honoured with a Special Commendation for his contribution to the promotion of Australasian fauna and its conservation. In 2003, the Royal Zoological Society of NSW instigated this prestigious award and Steve was delighted to be awarded this honour in a year that coincides with his 50th anniversary of embarking upon nature photography. While Steve could not be present at the ceremony, Steve Parish Publishing’s Inhouse Author Karin Cox accepted the Certificate on Steve’s behalf from esteemed herpetologist Hal Cogger, who presented the award.
Karin was also honoured for her highly praised text in two categories — the Whitley Award for Best Popular Zoology title for Australian Wildlife and for Zoological Conservation with Amazing Facts about Australian Wildlife Conservation, both of which received glowing reviews from Shelley Burgess and Noel Tait respectively.
Added to Steve Parish Publishing’s tally was also an award for Best Pocket Guide for Allan Fox’s Wild Guide Australia: Bats, which received high acclaim from presenter Dan Lunney. The event was a big success where many of the luminaries of Australian natural history publishing, writing and researching came together to celebrate. The entire list of award winners can be seen on the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales website.
