Voss Literary Prize 2024 shortlist announced

The shortlist for the 2024 Voss Literary Prize has been announced.

Shortlisted works, chosen from a longlist of 10 announced in September, are:

• Anam (André Dao, Hamish Hamilton)
• God Forgets About the Poor (Peter Polites, Ultimo)
• Hospital (Sanya Rushdi, Giramondo)
• Shirley (Ronnie Scott, Hamish Hamilton)
• Praiseworthy (Alexis Wright, Giramondo).

Established in 2014, the Voss Literary Prize is dedicated to the memory of historian Vivian Robert Le Vaux Voss and managed by the Australian University Heads of English, the peak body for the study of English at Australian universities.

The winner of the 2023 prize was Limberlost (Robbie Arnott, Text).

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