Voss Literary Prize
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The Voss Literary Prize is an annual award named in honour of historian Vivian Robert de Vaux Voss (1930–1963). It is awarded to the best novel published in the previous year and is managed and judged by the Australian University Heads of English.[1] The award was originally conceived by Voss in 1955, two years before publication of Patrick White's Voss, and is funded from his estate.[2]
Award winners
[edit]Year | Author | Title | Publisher | References |
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2014 | Fiona McFarlane | The Night Guest | Penguin Group (Australia) | [3] |
2015 | Elizabeth Harrower | In Certain Circles | Text Publishing | [4] |
2016 | Leah Kaminsky | The Waiting Room | Random House | [5] |
2017 | Mark O'Flynn | The Last Days of Ava Langdon | University of Queensland Press | [6] |
2018 | Bram Presser | The Book of Dirt | Text Publishing | [7] |
2019 | Tim Winton | The Shepherd's Hut | Hamish Hamilton | [8] |
2020 | Tara June Winch | The Yield | Hamish Hamilton | [9] |
2021 | Amanda Lohrey | The Labyrinth | Text Publishing | [10] |
2022 | Larissa Behrendt | After Story | University of Queensland Press | [11] |
2023 | Robbie Arnott | Limberlost | Text Publishing | [12] |
References
[edit]- ^ "About the Voss Literary Prize". The Voss Literary Prize. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ Uhlmann, Anthony (21 November 2014). "The Voss Literary Prize celebrates a fine new Australian novel". The Conversation. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "'The Night Guest' wins the Voss Literary Prize". Books + Publishing. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Harrower wins 2015 Voss Literary Prize". Books + Publishing. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Kaminsky wins 2016 Voss Literary Prize". Books + Publishing. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "O'Flynn wins 2017 Voss Literary Prize". 5 December 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Presser wins 2018 Voss Literary Prize for 'The Book of Dirt'". 7 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Winton wins 2019 Voss Literary Prize for 'The Shepherd's Hut'". Books+Publishing. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Winner 2020". The Voss Literary Prize. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "PMLA 2021 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Winner 2022". The Voss Literary Prize. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Arnott wins 2023 Voss Literary Prize". Books+Publishing. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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