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The Tasmanian Literary Prizes (formerly the Tasmania Book Prizes) are the Tasmanian Government’s biennial literary awards, which have existed in various forms since 2001. The prizes celebrate the richness of the Tasmanian literary sector and acknowledge the particular influence that Tasmania has on written work.

While the prizes recognise established writers, with past winners including Richard Flanagan, Robert Dessaix and Nicholas Shakespeare, they have been reimagined for 2013 to ensure that emerging writers are also celebrated and that literary content in its many different forms is valued.

And this year’s winners include James Boyce, Rohan Wilson, Katherine Johnson, Pete Hay/Tony Thorne, and Natasha Cica …

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