André Dao’s debut novel Anam (Penguin Random House) has just won the 2024 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Fiction, worth A$80,000. This follows its shortlisting for this year’s Miles Franklin Award.
Born in Australia to Vietnamese refugee parents, Dao, who works as a writer, editor and artist in Melbourne, is a deserving winner.
The six winners of this year’s awards share an interest in identity and culture, form and innovation – and resilience and resistance. Together, they illuminate the complexities of the Australian experience.
