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The 2023 Banjo Prize shortlist for unpublished Australian fiction
7 September 2023
The shortlist for the 2023 Banjo Prize, for unpublished Australian fiction, was announced on Tuesday 5 September 2023, and includes the manuscripts of five writers:
- Lou and I, by Anna Fursland
- Islands of Secrets, by Stefanie Koens
- The Shores Between, by A’Mhara McKey
- The Sister Tree, by Natasha Neary
- Katherine Papadakis is Figuring Things Out, by Christina Pontos
The winner of the prize, which is presented annually by HarperCollins Australia, will have the opportunity to see their work published. The winner will be named on Tuesday 26 September 2023.
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Entries for the 2022 Banjo Prize are open
4 April 2022
The Banjo Prize gives Australian writers the opportunity to have their manuscript published, and entries for the 2022 Banjo Prize are open until Friday 27 May 2022.
Past recipients include journalist Tim Slee, winner of the inaugural prize in 2018 with Taking Tom Murray Home, and Sydney based Dinuka McKenzie in 2020 with The Torrent. The shortlist will be announced on Tuesday 6 September 2022.
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