Five of the eight winners at this year’s Victorian premier’s literary awards are debuts, with Au winning two categories for her second book, Cold Enough for Snow
The judges praised Au’s novella, which follows the finely nuanced relationship between mother and daughter as they travel through Japan, as “quietly powerful” and a “deftly woven novel from a writer in command of her craft”.
The slim volume was unanimously selected from some 1,500 entries to win the Novel prize, with the New York Times comparing Au’s talent to that ofSign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Among the categories of nonfiction, Indigenous writing, poetry and young adult categories, new writers dominate this year’s Victorian premier’s literary awards.
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