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Laura Elizabeth Woollett
Laura Elizabeth Woollett is the author of a short story collection, The…
DiscoverWest Girls shortlisted at South Australian Literary Awards
West Girls by Laura Elizabeth Woollett has been shortlisted for the Fiction Award at the 2024 South Australian Literary Awards.
Introduced in 1986, the South Australian Literary Awards are supported by the Government of South Australia through Arts South Australia, and proudly managed by the State Library of South Australia. 2024 heralds a new era for the Awards with the unveiling of a fresh look and new name.
Winners, including the Premier’s Award, will be announced in a special ceremony at the State Library of South Australia’s iconic Mortlock Chamber in October 2024. More information available here.
Congratulations to Laura, and all the shortlisted authors and publishers.
West Girls
‘I chose the jagged rocks, the broken bones, the spattered brains. I chose beauty. I'd choose it again.’
Luna Lewis is white. But her friends aren’t, nor are her brothers, nor her one-time Princess of Indonesia–finalist stepmother. After transforming from pudgy preteen to ‘exotic’ beauty, Luna reinvents herself as ‘Luna Lu’ and takes her ticket out of the most isolated city on earth. However, as her international modelling career approaches its expiry date, Luna must grapple with what she’s sacrificed — and who she’s become — in her mission to conquer the world.
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