AustLit
History
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The University of Tasmania Prize is awarded biennially for the best book by a Tasmanian publisher.
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Latest Winners / Recipients (also see subcategories)12800171
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Year: 2019
winner The Signal Life 2020 single work short story
— Appears in: Griffith Review , no. 69 2020; (p. 60-69) -
Year: 2017
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Year: 2015
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Year: 2013
winner (Peoples Choice Award) y The Better Son Edgecliff : Ventura Press , 2016 10226284 2016 single work novel thriller'1952. Tasmania. The green, rolling hills of the dairy town Mole Creek have a dark underside — a labyrinthine underworld of tunnels that stretch for countless miles, caverns the size of cathedrals and underground rivers that flood after heavy rain. The caves are dangerous places, forbidden to children. But this is Tasmania — an island at the end of the earth. Here, rules are made to be broken.
'For two young brothers, a hidden cave a short walk from the family farm seems the perfect escape from their abusive, shell-shocked father — until the older brother goes missing. Fearful of his father, nine-year-old Kip lies about what happened. It is a decision that will haunt him for the rest of his life.
'Fifty years later, Kip — now an award-winning scientist — has a young son of his own, but cannot look at him without seeing his lost brother, Tommy. On a mission of atonement, he returns to the cave they called Kubla to discover if it’s ever too late to set things right. To have a second chance. To be the father he never had.
'The Better Son is a richly imaginative and universal story about the danger of secrets, the beauty in forgiveness and the enthralling power of Tasmania’s unique natural landscapes.' (Publication summary)
(as Kubla)
winner y The Better Son Edgecliff : Ventura Press , 2016 10226284 2016 single work novel thriller'1952. Tasmania. The green, rolling hills of the dairy town Mole Creek have a dark underside — a labyrinthine underworld of tunnels that stretch for countless miles, caverns the size of cathedrals and underground rivers that flood after heavy rain. The caves are dangerous places, forbidden to children. But this is Tasmania — an island at the end of the earth. Here, rules are made to be broken.
'For two young brothers, a hidden cave a short walk from the family farm seems the perfect escape from their abusive, shell-shocked father — until the older brother goes missing. Fearful of his father, nine-year-old Kip lies about what happened. It is a decision that will haunt him for the rest of his life.
'Fifty years later, Kip — now an award-winning scientist — has a young son of his own, but cannot look at him without seeing his lost brother, Tommy. On a mission of atonement, he returns to the cave they called Kubla to discover if it’s ever too late to set things right. To have a second chance. To be the father he never had.
'The Better Son is a richly imaginative and universal story about the danger of secrets, the beauty in forgiveness and the enthralling power of Tasmania’s unique natural landscapes.' (Publication summary)
(as Kubla)
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Year: 2011
winner y Postcards from the Asylum From a Glass Kennel Lauderdale : Pardalote Press , 2008 Z1453773 2008 selected work poetry
Works About this Award
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Gunns Tale Wins State Book Prize 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Mercury , 3 December 2015; (p. 4)