Olivia De Zilva Wins the 2026 Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction
Her autofiction debut Plastic Budgie, from Pink Shorts Press, beat a shortlist of six picked by 15 Readings staff. The prize is worth $5,000.
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HarperCollins Australia's open prize for an unpublished book-length work of fiction by an Australian writer. Official site: harpercollins.com.au/pages/the-australian-fiction-prize
Annette Higgs Wins the 2026 Australian Fiction Prize for The Music Teacher
Higgs's unpublished novel, about a Polish refugee and her baby grand in 1978 Gilgandra, beat 300-plus entries for a $15,000 advance and a HarperCollins deal.
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