The shortlist for the 2022 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards have been announced. Congratulations to all the authors that have made the list.
Fiction
- After Story by Larissa Behrendt (University of Queensland Press)
- Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down (Text Publishing)
- Echolalia by Briohny Doyle (Penguin Random House)
- The Dogs by John Hughes (Upswell Publishing)
- Smokehouse by Melissa Manning (University of Queensland Press)
- Permafrost by S.J Norman (University of Queensland Press)
Non-Fiction
- Coming of Age in the War on Terror by Randa Abdel-Fattah (NewSouth)
- Summertime: Reflections on a Vanishing Future by Danielle Celermajer (Penguin Random House)
- Black and Blue: A Memoir of Racism and Resilience by Veronica Gorrie (Scribe Publications)
- The Mother Wound by Amani Haydar (Pan Macmillan Australia)
- Buried Not Dead by Fiona McGregor (Giramondo Publishing)
- Another Day in the Colony by Chelsea Watego (University of Queensland Press)
Drama
- Return to the Dirt by Steve Pirie (Queensland Theatre)
- Archimedes War by Melissa Reeves (Darebin Speakeasy)
- Milk by Dylan Van Den Berg (Currency Press)
Poetry
- How Decent Folk Behave by Maxine Beneba Clarke (Hachette Australia)
- Human Looking by Andy Jackson (Giramondo Publishing)
- Trigger Warning by Maria Takolander (University of Queensland Press)
Writing for Young Adults
- Girls in Boys’ Cars by Felicity Castagna (Pan Macmillan Australia)
- The Gaps by Leanne Hall (Text Publishing)
- Tiger Daughter by Rebecca Lim (Allen & Unwin)
Indigenous Writing
- Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen (University of Queensland Press)
- Black and Blue: A Memoir of Racism and Resilience by Veronica Gorrie (Scribe Publications)
- The Boy from the Mish by Gary Lonesborough (Allen & Unwin)
- Another Day in the Colony by Chelsea Watego (University of Queensland Press)
Unpublished Manuscript
- Fauna of Mirrors by Keshe Chow
- Lead Us Not by Abbey Lay
- The Albatross by Nina Wan
Winners are to be announced February 3rd 2022.
Voting is also open for the People's Choice Award.
