2026 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award Announcement

Join the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies, as we award this year's winner of the Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award Who will win the 2026 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award? Join us to find out which finalist will win the $50,000 prize: • Evelyn Araluen, The Rot (UQP) • Aaron Fa'Aoso and Michelle Scott Tucker with Lyn White, Spirit of the Crocodile (Allen & Unwin) • Natalie Harkin, Apron-Sorrow / Sovereign-Tea (Wakefield) • Glen Farmer Illortaminni, Tiwi in Paris (Thames & Hudson Australia) • Raaza Jamshed, What Kept You? (Giramondo) • Hannah Kent, Always Home, Always Homesick: A Memoir (Picador) FALS Judges, Dr Lachlan Brown, Dr Leigh Dale, Professor Emerita Susan Martin, Professor Emeritus Paul Salzman (FAHA) and Mary Vernon who will present an overview of the shortlisted titles. Mary Who? Bookshop will have copies of the shortlisted books for sale. Event details: Date: Wednesday 7th October 2026 Time: 6.30 pm for a 7.00 pm start Where: Townsville Yacht Club, 1 Plume Street, South Townsville Qld Ticket prices: • FALS members - $70.00 • Non-FALS members - $80.00 • Students - $60.00 Ticket includes a three-course meal and a glass of wine on arrival. Cash bar available. More information: [email protected] We hope you can join us for this occasion as we celebrate the legacy of Margaret and Colin Roderick.