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Melissa Lucashenko’s novel Edenglassie wins $150,000 in book prizes in just 24 hours

First Nations writer’s work, which has now won seven awards, praised by judges as ‘fiercely original exploration of Australia’s past and its enduring consequences’

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First Nations stories win big at Qld Literary Awards

Bundjalung author Melissa Lucashenko has won the top gong at the Queensland Literary Awards for her novel Edenglassie.

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Melissa Lucashenko wins $30,000 prize for novel that ‘elevates our understanding of Queensland’s soul’

Edenglassie, about the colonisation of the place now called Brisbane, has won the highest accolade at the state’s 2024 literary awards

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Award-winning author Lucashenko claims ABC’s David Marr called her ‘f**king rude’ backstage

Plus a News Corp beat-up on the ABC’s Laura Tingle? Quelle surprise.

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'Reflect, listen and learn': Melissa Lucashenko busts colonial myths and highlights Indigenous heroes

This article mentions ongoing colonial violence towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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Melissa Lucashenko on turning herself inside out: ‘I have no idea how the hell I managed to write that book’

A new novel by the Miles Franklin winner is always an event and her latest arrives at a tumultuous time in history

The Guardian - AU

Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko review – Miles Franklin winner slices open Australia’s past and present

The latest novel from the author of Too Much Lip splits its time between the 1800s and 2024 and provides a masterclass in humour, flair and generosity

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‘Ballsy’, ‘very funny’, ‘read in one sitting’: the best Australian books out in October

Each month, Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

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Indigenous crime fiction is rare, but in Madukka the River Serpent systemic violence and connection to Country are explored

There is something familiar about Aunty June, the protagonist of Julie Janson’s Madukka the River Serpent.

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Five memorable trees in books we love, from The Magic Faraway Tree to Too Much Lip

Trees – majestic, mysterious and, as we are beginning to understand, wonderfully sophisticated and complex – play a powerful role in the stories we tell.

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Dreaming Inside poetry provides window on the thoughts of Indigenous men in jail

Over the past decade, Aunty Barbara Nicholson has made the journey to Junee Correctional Centre more than 300 times. She hopes that by helping inmates explore their ideas through poetry, she's changing things from the inside.

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First Nations poet Evelyn Araluen wins the 2022 Stella Prize with a 'wild ride' skewering colonial mythologies

First Nations poet Evelyn Araluen has won the 10th annual Stella Prize with a debut poetry collection that confronts the cultural evasions of an unreconciled Australia with a tender fury.

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Stella Prize won by young First Nations poet Evelyn Araluen for her provocative debut collection Dropbear

For its 10th anniversary, the Stella Prize has been won by young First Nations poet Evelyn Araluen — in the first year that poetry has been eligible.

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‘Surprised and delighted’: poetry dominates Stella prize shortlist after change in rules

Three collections are up for the $50,000 Australian literary prize for women and non-binary writers, alongside a graphic novel, an essay and one novel

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The Australian National University celebrated academic achievements at graduation ceremonies this week.

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Looking for good books to read in 2022? Here are some tips from renowned Australian authors

We asked some of Australia's favourite authors to find out what they've been reading. The result is an eclectic list with something for everyone — even the kids.

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