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Evelyn Araluen wins Victorian premier's literary prize for The Rot
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Evelyn Araluen has won the $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature for her poetry collection The Rot, along with the $25,000 Prize for Indigenous Writing. The awards, announced on February 25, 2026, in Melbourne, recognize excellence across various literary categories. Araluen's win follows her 2022 Stella Prize for debut collection Dropbear.
The Safal Kiswahili Prize for African Literature has opened submissions for its 2026 edition, marking the award's tenth year. African writers in Kiswahili can submit unpublished manuscripts in fiction and poetry categories for cash prizes and publication opportunities. The deadline for entries is 31 March 2026.