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Australian Literary Awards for (mostly) Fiction, 2021
Adelaide Festival Awards:
The Age Book of the Year: Robbie Arnott’s The rain heron
ALS Gold Medal: Nardi Simpson’s The song of the crocodile
Australian Book Industry Award (Literary Fiction): Jessie Tu’s A lonely girl is a dangerous thing
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Miles Franklin Award: Amanda Lohrey’s Labyrinth
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NSW Premier’s Literary Award (Fiction): Kate Grenville’s A room of leaves
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Queensland Literary (Fiction) Award: Nardi Simpson’s Song of the crocodile
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