Update 9/12/19 The winner was announced tonight. Tim Winton. Enough said.
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The shortlist for the 2019 Voss Literary Prize has been announced, and I’m a little bit disappointed to see that some of the most interesting books didn’t survive the cull.
Gone from the list are:
- Flames by Robbie Arnott, see my review
- Coach Fitz by Tom Lee, see my review
- The Everlasting Sunday by Robert Lukins, see my review and see Theresa Smith’s interview
- Preservation by Jock Serong, see my review
Still in contention for the prize are
- Book of Colours by Robyn Cadwallader, see my review
- The Making of Martin Sparrow by Peter Cochrane
- Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton, see the SRB review
- The Death of Noah Glass by Gail Jones
- Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko, see my review
- The Shepherd’s Hut by Tim Winton, on my TBR
Launched in 2014, the Voss Literary Prize is dedicated to the memory of historian Vivian Robert Le Vaux Voss. Last year’s winner was Bram Presser for The Book of Dirt.
For more information about the Voss Literary Prize prize, please see here.
Congratulations to all the authors, editors and publishers!
ANZ LitLovers LitBlog 
A rare shortlist where I’ve read half of the books!
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By: Theresa Smith Writes on November 15, 2019
at 3:07 pm
I really enjoyed the Winton but abandoned the Dalton… I might go back to it at some point because when I was reading it I was moving continents and a little distracted.
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By: kimbofo on November 15, 2019
at 3:45 pm
I can see that could be a bit of a distraction!
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By: Lisa Hill on November 15, 2019
at 3:58 pm
I haven’t read any of those that are gone, but have read three of the shortlist, which is amazing for me. And I will be reading Shepherd’s hut in the next ten days as it’s my reading group’s last book of the year. I’m looking ward to finally reading it.
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By: whisperinggums on November 15, 2019
at 5:58 pm
I have my fingers crossed for Book of Colours…
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By: Lisa Hill on November 15, 2019
at 8:45 pm