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Richell prize: Sam Coley wins literary award for 'captivating' road trip tale

Written By Unknown on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 | 4:20 AM

Judges describe the 32-year-old law student’s novel, State Highway One, as ‘a gripping read’ about grief and home

• Read the opening chapter of State Highway One by Sam Coley

Sam Coley has won the 2017 Richell prize for emerging writers for his novel about siblings dealing with grief while road-tripping along New Zealand’s main highway.

Coley’s manuscript, titled State Highway One, stood out among 579 entries to win $10,000 prize money and a year-long mentorship with Hachette Australia.

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