The Voss Literary Prize shortlist 2019
The shortlist for the 2019 Voss Literary Prize has been announced.
The shortlisted titles are:
- Book of Colours by Robyn Cadwallader
- The Making of Martin Sparrow by Peter Cochrane
- Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton
- The Death of Noah Glass by Gail Jones
- Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko
- The Shepherd’s Hut by Tim Winton
Launched in 2014, the Voss Literary Prize is awarded to the best novel published in Australia in the previous year, and is dedicated to the memory of historian Vivian Robert Le Vaux Voss.
For more information about the Voss Literary Prize prize, please see here.

Too Much Lip
Winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award 2019. A dark and funny new novel from the multi-award-winning author of Mullumbimby.
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The Death of Noah Glass
Gail Jones's mesmerising new novel tells a story about parents and children, it is about love and art, about grief and happiness, about memory and the mystery of time.
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Book of Colours
From Robyn Cadwallader, author of the internationally acclaimed novel The Anchoress, comes a deeply profound and moving novel of the importance of creativity and the power of connection, told through the story of the commissioning...
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The Making of Martin Sparrow
A devastating flood on the Hawkesbury almost wipes out the young colony, bringing to the surface many secrets and desires in this masterpiece of historical fiction
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Boy Swallows Universe
`The most extraordinary writer - a rare talent' Nikki Gemmell An utterly wonderful novel of love, crime, magic, fate and coming of age from one of Australia's most exciting...
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The Shepherd’s Hut
The Shepherd's Hut is an exquisite, brutal coming of age novel. It tells the story of Jaxie, a boy on the run from his past, and explores the way love and hate combine to form a young man's beliefs.
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