Some lovely news to wake up to this morning — We Could Be Something is a finalist in the Queensland Literary Awards. It joins Borderland by Graham Akhurst, Smoke & Mirrors by Barry Jonsberg, The Spider and Her Demons by sydney khoo and I Hope This Doesn’t Find You by Ann Liang on the Young Adult Book shortlist.
The judges’ comments:
An engaging and unexpected tale of isolation, the meaning of family, and finding your way back to yourself. The dual voices and array of complex themes in We Could be Something are skilfully handled throughout. An exploration of wider family dynamics within a fracturing moment, it is beautifully balanced, touching and a little heartbreaking.
This is the third state prize the book as been shortlisted for, after the Victorian and New South Wales’ Premiers’ prizes. Beyond chuffed.