Queensland literary awards 2019: Melissa Lucashenko and Trent Dalton shortlisted for top prize

Miles Franklin winner and bestselling novelist vie for $25,000 premier’s prize for a work of state significance

Miles Franklin award winner Melissa Lucashenko and journalist turned bestselling novelist Trent Dalton have been shortlisted for the highest honours in Queensland’s annual literary awards.

Lucashenko and Dalton join Krissy Kneen, Jake Goetz and Matthew Condon in vying for the $25,000 premier’s prize for a work of state significance, as the shortlist was announced on Monday for the 13-category Queensland literary awards, worth a total of $253,500.

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