One of Australia's oldest and esteemed literary awards, the Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award recognises an Australian work that deals with any aspect of Australian life. Thanks to a kind donation from our friends at the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies, the JCU library now has a copy of all the books on the longlist and the shortlist. Click on the link on any of the books below to discover more, or you can check out the entire longlist or shortlist. The winner will be announced mid September, so keep an eye out!
2022 Shortlist:
Announced in August 2022, the shortlist contains 6 books, including poetry, short stories, young adult fiction
Whisper songs / Tony Birch.
Wild abandon / Emily Bitto.
Tiger daughter / Rebecca Lim.
Love objects / Emily Maguire
The last woman in the world / Inga Simpson.
Hold your fire / Chloe Wilson.
2022 Longlist:
Announced in July 2022, the longlist contains 15 books from a variety of genres.
Dark as last night / Tony Birch.
A million things / Emily Spurr.
Nellie : the life and loves of Dame Nellie Melba / Robert Wainwright.
Operation jungle / John Shobbrook.
Scary monsters / Michelle De Kretser.
Survivor : life in the SAS / Mark Wales.
Truth-telling : history, sovereignty and the Uluru Statement/ Henry Reynolds.
Unsheltered / Clare Moleta.
The way it is now / Garry Disher.
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