Women writers scoop Literary Awards

Of the seven Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, six were won by women.
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Leah Purcell in The Drover’s Wife. Image: Brett Boardman.

Held at the MPavillion in the Queen Victoria Gardens for the first time, a formidable gathering of the literature sector, and a few slightly puzzled and curious walkers and their dogs, gathered to hear who would take home the richest literary prize in Australia. 

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Brooke Boland
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Brooke Boland is a freelance writer based on the South Coast of NSW. She has a PhD in literature from the University of NSW. You can find her on Instagram @southcoastwriter.