Learning to let a seemingly unsuccessful project lie fallow, and learning to set aside any preconceptions about who or what a book’s audience may be have helped Melbourne-based writer and editor André Dao win the 2024 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Fiction.
Dao’s debut novel, Anam, which he originally tried to write as a memoir only to set it aside for several years after becoming dissatisfied with the initial draft, was one of six books honoured at the 2024 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards on Thursday night (12 September).
