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Women dominate 2018 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards

The 2018 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards saw women and non-binary writers win big, with Sarah Krasnostein taking home the $100,000 Prize for Literature.

2 Feb 2018

Andrea Simpson

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Image: Top row from L-R, Michele Lee, Alison Evans, Sarah Krasnostein, bottom row from left to right, Demet Divaroren, Melanie Cheng, Bella Li. Photo (c) Connor Tomas O’Brien.

Female and non-binary writers were honoured last night at the 2018 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards (VPLAs) held at MPavillion in the Queen Victoria Gardens, Melbourne.

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