The chair of the judging panel said the novel is driven by personal experience, historical injustice, anger and what in Indigenous vernacular could be described as 'deadly Blak' humour. Lucashenko weave a (sometimes) fabulous tale with the very real politics of cultural survival to offer a story of hope and redemption for all Australians.Melissa Lucashenko is the third Indigenous Autsralian to win the Miles Franklin Award, having been preceded by Kim Scott (Benang 2000 and That Deadman Dance 2011) and Alexis Wright (Carperntaria 2007).
Congratulations Melissa!