Lenora Thaker wins Queensland premier’s award for debut novel
The author takes the top prize for a historical work inspired by her ancestors' lives in an unmapped shantytown.
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1 publisher has covered this in 1 article since 8 Oct 2026. The Guardian published first, on 8 October at 10:30 UTC.
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- Lenora Thaker
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