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Paper Emperors by Sally Young wins 2020 Colin Roderick Literary Award

2020 CRA winner

An exposé of the Australian newspaper industry Paper Emperors: The Rise of Australia’s Newspaper Empires by Sally Young has won the 2020 Colin Roderick Literary Award, valued at $20,000.

Dr Young said she’s delighted to receive the award and to be a part of a celebration of Australian literature.

“I felt honoured to be one of the twelve long-listed authors, and then one of the six on the shortlist for the Colin Roderick Award,” she said. “I am proud to be in their company and to be a part of this celebration of Australian books.” Read more.

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