Devotion and Exit Through the Gift Shop shortlisted for Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2022
We are proud to announce that Devotion by Hannah Kent and Exit Through the Gift Shop by Maryam Master have been shortlisted for this year’s Prime Minister’s Literary Awards!
Both amongst four other nominees in their categories, Devotion was nominated for fiction, and Exit Through the Gift Shop was nominated for children’s literature.
Announced today by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Minister for the Arts, Tony Burke, this important award recognises the achievements of Australian authors.
The Prime Minister had the following to say about the shortlist:
It is fundamental that Australian writers, illustrators and historians continue to share their stories, connecting our people and pathing the way for reflection, education, entertainment and respect.
Winners of the 2022 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards will be announced on Tuesday 13 December.
Find out more about the nominees and awards here.
About the books
Devotion by Hannah Kent
Prussia, 1836
Hanne Nussbaum is a child of nature – she would rather run wild in the forest than conform to the limitations of womanhood. In her village of Kay, Hanne is friendless and considered an oddity . . . until she meets Thea.
Ocean, 1838
The Nussbaums are Old Lutherans, bound by God’s law and at odds with their King’s order for reform. Forced to flee religious persecution, the families of Kay board a crowded, disease-riddled ship bound for the new colony of South Australia. In the face of brutal hardship, the beauty of whale song enters Hanne’s heart, along with the miracle of her love for Thea. Theirs is a bond that nothing can break.
The whale passed. The music faded.
Long-listed for Voss Literary Award 2022.
Winner for ABIA Audiobook of the Year 2022.
Short-listed for ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year 2022.
Long-listed for Australian Book Design Awards 2022.
Short-listed for Indie Book Awards Fiction 2022.
Exit Through the Gift Shop by Maryam Master
Anahita Rosalind Ghorban-Galaszczuk (yes, that really is her name but you can call her Ana) is discovering that life is absurd. As if dying of cancer at the age of 12.5 isn’t bad enough, she still has to endure daily insults from her nemesis, Alyssa (Queen Mean) Anderson.
Ana’s on a wild roller-coaster of life and death, kindness and cruelty, ordinary and extraordinary.
And she’s got a few things to do before she exits . . .
Winner for The Forevability Book Awards 2021.
Short-listed for ABIA Book of the Year for Younger Children 2022.
Short-listed for Australian Book Design Awards 2022.
Short-listed for CBCA Book of the Year for Younger Readers 2022.