Walkley Book Award 2021 longlist announced

The Walkley Book Award longlist for 2021 has been announced.

The longlisted titles are:

• Toxic: The rotting underbelly of the Tasmanian salmon industry (Richard Flanagan, Penguin)
• Red Zone: China’s challenge and Australia’s future (Peter Hartcher, Black Inc.)
• The Mother Wound (Amani Haydar, Pan Macmillan)
• The Winter Road (Kate Holden, Black Inc.)
• Where The Water Ends (Zoe Holman, MUP)
• Witness (Louise Milligan, Hachette)
• Flesh Made New (John Rasko & Carl Power, ABC)
• Lowitja: The authorised biography of Lowitja O’Donoghue (Stuart Rintoul, A&U)
• The Carbon Club (Marian Wilkinson, A&U).

The winner will be announced on 11 February.

For more information about the Walkley Award finalists, see the website.

Category: Awards Local news