Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2023 shortlist announced

15 December 2022

The Signal Line by Brendan Colley, book cover.

What do I like best about literary awards? They send a whole heap of reading recommendations in my direction. Yesterday the shortlists for the 2023 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards were announced, and as a fan of fiction I’m looking forward to adding some more novels to my to-be-read list. While nominations span seven categories, including poetry, young adult, Indigenous writing, and drama, I’ve listed the shortlisted titles in the fiction category:

Cold Enough for Snow, by Jessica Au
The Signal Line, by Brendan Colley
This Devastating Fever, by Sophie Cunningham
An Exciting and Vivid Inner Life, by Paul Dalla Rosa
Salonika Burning, by Gail Jones
The Lovers, by Yumna Kassab

The winners in each category will be named on Thursday 2 February 2023.