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MATIA - 2025 Western Australian Premier's Book Award Winner - Emerging Writer

MATIA - 2025 Western Australian Premier's Book Award Winner - Emerging Writer

At the 2025 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards it was announced that Matia is the winner of the Emerging Writer category! This is a huge honour for me.

Credit: SoCo Studios photography

I'm so grateful to the judges, the State Library of Western Australia and my wonderful publisher, UWA Publishing.

You can read more about the awards here. If you would like to watch a recording of the ceremony, click below (mine is announced at 1:21:36)...

Thank you to everyone who has supported Matia!

Emily

Authors shortlisted for the 2025 WA Premier's Book Award Emerging Writer: (L-R) Katherine Allum, Khin Myint, Shaeden Berry, Daniel Juckes, and Emily Tsokos Purtill. Credit: SoCo Studios photography.

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