And so, as reported by Perry Middlemiss on his Matilda blog, it's pretty much the usual 2009 suspects that have been shortlisted for the Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction. They are: The pages by Murray Bail (Text) Dog boy by Eva Hornung (Text) The boat by Nam Le (Penguin) The slap by Christos Tsiolkas (Allen … Continue reading Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards Shortlist