Melissa Lucashenko reveals she is giving away her prize money after winning another $40,000

Edenglassie author Melissa Lucashenko: ‘Part of all my prize money over the years has gone to people in desperate need, usually in my family, but not always.’ Photograph: Glenn Hunt

The Bundjalung writer Melissa Lucashenko’s extraordinary run of literary prize wins for her latest novel Edenglassie continues, winning yet another accolade on Wednesday evening: the $40,000 Mark and Evette Moran Nib prize.

Edenglassie, a sweeping historical novel named after the penal colony that became Brisbane, has now earned close to the $200,000 mark before tax.