{
  "id": 12848239,
  "title": "Queensland literary awards: ‘stunning’ debut inspired by segregated shantytown wins top prize",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/queensland-literary-awards-stunning-debut-inspired-by-segregated",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T10:30:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/oct/08/queensland-literary-awards-lenora-thaker-the-pearl-of-tagai-town-winner"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Lenora Thaker wins $30,000 prize for ‘a work of state significance’ for The Pearl of Tagai Town, which draws on her family’s history in Cairns-Malay Town A “stunning” debut novel described as “unambiguously and distinctively Queensland” has won the $30,000 top prize at the Queensland literary awards (QLAs). Meriam and Wagedagam author Lenora Thaker won the Queensland premier’s award for a work of…",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Queensland literary awards: ‘stunning’ debut inspired by segregated shantytown wins top prize",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/queensland-literary-awards-stunning-debut-inspired-by-segregated-12850434",
        "published": "2026-10-08T10:30:16.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}