Now in its 28th year, the prize is given to an Australian writer of fiction aged 35 or under.
was inspired by a nightmare about Tilda Swinton and Nick Cave, and it was a mentorship that gave John Morrissey’s short story collection
The Sydney Morning Herald 2024 Best Young Australian Novelists: André Dao, John Morrissey and Emily O’Grady.Best Young Australian Novelists. The winners of the prestigious prize for Australian fiction writers aged 35 and younger will each receive $5000 thanks to the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund. Now in its 28th year, previous winners include Gillian Mears, Christos Tsiolkas, Hannah Kent and Elliot Perlman.An Elegant Young Man, Intimate Antipathies, An Ordinary Ecstasy).
O’Grady, 32, said the novel was inspired by a nightmare about Tilda Swinton and Nick Cave as vampires paired together for eternity in a decadently Gothic mansion.“The conceit of ghoulishly spicy bohemians living a life of unrestrained artistic and moral freedom was seductive and became my initial entry point intoBest Young Australian Novelist.
“It is great to receive any kind of acknowledgement and it helps you feel that the work you’ve put into something has paid off,” Morrissey, 34, says.
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