Melissa Lucashenko has won the $30,000 prize for Edenglassie, her novel set in Brisbane.
Brisbane author Melissa Lucashenko has won the Queensland Premier’s Award for literature for the second time with her novelwon the $30,000 prize, which Lucashenko previously won in 2019 for her book“All awards are great, but this is a special one for a Brisbane girl,” Lucashenko said.
A writer famed for her vivid characters, Lucashenko, who has Bundjalung and European heritage, is known as something of a character herself. Lucashenko said that the book includes the historical character of Scottish farmer Thomas Petrie, who negotiated a treaty with local Aboriginal people and established a refuge for them.Advertisement
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