Suggested readings
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Western Sydney Adult
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Mark O'Flynn The last days of Eva Langdon
‘The Last Days of Ava Langdon may be a novel, but it is also a perfectly judged poetic work … O’Flynn’s portrait of Langley/Langdon is deeply moving.’ —Book + Publishing
Winner, 2017 The Voss Literary Prize
Shortlisted, 2017 Miles Franklin Literary Award
Shortlisted, 2017 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards – Fiction
Felicity Castagna No More Boats
It is exciting to read a work of fiction that makes an explicit connection between its characters’ personal narratives and the specific events of political history; a tradition in American fiction, but rare in an Australian context. (Delia Falconer)
Shortlisted, Miles Franklin Literary Award 2018
Shortlisted, Voss Literary Prize 2018
Shortlisted, NSW Premier’s Literary Award (Multicultural) 2018
Luke Carman An elegant young man
"An Elegant Young Man is street poetry for contemporary Sydney, and it demonstrates what is most exciting and innovative in Australia's emerging writers." - Sydney Morning Herald review
Winner of the UTS Glenda Adams award for new writing at the 2015 NSW Premier's Literary Awards
Yahoo Creek is a haunting evocation of actual reports, mostly in the early 1900s, of an ape-like creature inhabiting bush areas that are connected with the massive breadth of the Great Dividing Range.
Longlisted Eve Pownall Award
CBCA Awards 2020 AU
Longlisted Best Designed Children's Non-Fiction Illustrated Book
Australian Book Design Awards 2020 AU
Shortlisted Speech Pathology Award
Eight to Ten Years 2019 AU
Yumna Kassab the House of Youssef
“Kassab’s prose is unsparing and frank yet unstinting when examining the push and pull of being a second-generation Lebanese-Australian who carries her invisible audience of family, friends, and cultural expectations wherever she goes.” —Sonia Nair, Australian Book Review
Shortlisted, 2020 Judith Wright Calanthe Award
Longlisted, 2020 Stella Prize
Fiona Wright The World was Whole
This collection, containing both new essays and some previously published works that have been edited for republication, will especially resonate with readers who enjoy the work of Leslie Jamison, Meghan Daum and Maria Tumarkin. — Jo Case, Books + Publishing
Long-listed for the 2019 Stella Prize
Flood Damages is a perfect opportunity to see the world through a different pair of eyes, so you can compare it with your reality and reflect on the similarities and differences. —Maggy Liu, Farrago
Winner, Anne Elder Award for Poetry, 2018
Shortlisted, Mary Gilmore Award, 2019
Shortlisted, Victoria Premier’s Literary Awards, 2019