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Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Indigenous Writing 2016 shortlist announced

The shortlist for the 2016 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Indigenous Writing has been announced.

The shortlisted titles are:

  • Ghost River (Tony Birch, UQP)
  • Inside My Mother (Ali Cobby Eckermann, Giramondo)
  • Heat and Light (Ellen van Neerven, UQP).

The judging panel comprises Daniel Browning, Hannah Donnelly and Kelly Briggs.

The winner of the biennial $24,000 award will be announced at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne on Indigenous Literacy Day on 7 September.

For more information about the shortlist, click here.

 

Category: Local news