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Miles Franklin Award

Lovewordsmusic interviewee Alec Patric wins Miles Franklin Award

August 29, 2016 by Caroline Barron Author Leave a Comment

Hooray for Alec Patric! His book ‘Black Rock White City’ just won the Miles Franklin Award for best book. And that is a big ole deal, as it’s Australia’s premier literary prize, and is worth a whopping $60,000 AUD. Not bad for a man who works in a St Kilda book store and struggled to get published.

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Caroline Barron and Alec Patric at Readings Book Store, Melbourne, 2015. Image copyright Caroline Barron

I gave the book five stars on Goodreads back in June 2015—click on the link to read my review.

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Alec Patric. Image copyright Alec Patric

And, after meeting Alec in Melbourne, we had a lovely, long conversation over email. Click on the link to read some wonderful insights into a writer’s mind.

Congratulations, Alec!

Filed Under: Blog Posts Tagged With: Alec Patric, AS Patric, Black Rock White City, Miles Franklin Award

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