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Thursday, 19 May 2011

Stephen Daisley, a PhD student at The University of Western Australia, has won the UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing at the 2011 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards.

The judges describe the former New Zealand soldier's book Traitor as "... an impressive work by this first time author ."

The Awards, established in 1979, were Australia's first premier's awards. In their 32 year history, they have honoured many of the nation's greatest writers, including UWA graduate Shaun Tan, David Malouf and Jane Campion.

The NSW Premier's Literary Awards help to establish values and standards in Australian literature and draw international attention to some of the country's best writers and to the cultural environment that nurtures them.

The full list of winners can be found at the NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2011 web page .

Media references

Janine MacDonald (UWA Public Affairs) (+61 8)  6488 5563  /  (+61 4) 32 637 716

April Murdoch (NSW Premier's Awards 2011) (+61 4) 34 581 944

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