Olivia De Zilva Wins the 2026 Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction
Her autofiction debut Plastic Budgie, from Pink Shorts Press, beat a shortlist of six picked by 15 Readings staff. The prize is worth $5,000.
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Annual A$5,000 prize for an emerging Australian novelist, run by the Melbourne bookshop chain Readings. Official site: www.readings.com.au
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