When Granny Came to Stay and Iris shortlisted for the 2023 Premier’s Literary Awards
The shortlist for the 2023 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards has been announced, and we’re thrilled to see When Granny Came to Stay by Alice Pung, illustrated by Soweol Han, and Iris by Fiona Kelly McGregor, nominated for the Awards!
In the Multicultural NSW Awards, When Granny Came to Stay, part of the OUR STORIES series, was nominated. Iris was nominated for the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction.
We’re so proud of these two books and authors, shortlisted from a record number of 856 entries! The winners will be announced on 22 May 2023.
About the books
When Granny Came to Stay by Alice Pung, illustrated by Soweol Han
OUR STORIES is a funny, relatable and engaging new early-chapter book series that celebrates Australia’s multicultural society with authors and illustrators from a diverse range of backgrounds.
Everything changes when Granny comes to stay.
She doesn’t drive, she cooks strange foods and she thinks Destroyer Discs are just toys!
But when Granny finally leaves, will things go back to the way they were?
A new series of memorable, funny and diverse stories on First Nations lands.
‘Stories to help kids accept each other and themselves.’ – Randa Abdel-Fattah, series editor
Iris by Fiona Kelly McGregor
Who is Iris Webber?
A thief, a fighter, a wife, a lover.
A scammer, a schemer, a friend.
A musician, a worker, a big-hearted fool.
A woman who has prevailed against the toughest gangsters of the day, defying police time and again, yet is now trapped in a prison cell.
Guilty or innocent?
Rollicking through the underbelly of 1930s sly-grog Sydney, Iris is a dazzling literary achievement from one of Australia’s finest writers. Based on actual events and set in an era of cataclysmic change, here is a fierce, fascinating tale of a woman who couldn’t be held back.