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Making the shortlist

Making the shortlist

Thoughts on shortlistings, missing out, and the writing life

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Julia Lawrinson
Jun 29, 2025
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I am very tempted to have the picture above as the single piece of content for this week’s post. It is shorthand for expressing how unspeakably grateful and relieved I am that the memoir (you can read about the potted history here ICYMI) is on the shortlist for the Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards (Non Fiction) - with a knockout shortlist not on…

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