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‘A book that should be read by all Australians’: Clare Wright wins book of the year at the NSW Literary awards

Melbourne historian Clare Wright won the 2026 NSW Literary Awards' Book of the Year for her nonfiction work Näku Dhäruk: The Bark Petitions, which chronicles the Yirrkala Bark Petitions— a landmark event in Australian land rights history— and earned her a total of $50,000 in prize money. The ceremony also honored winners across multiple categories including fiction, poetry, playwriting, Indigenous writing, and children’s literature.

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NSW Literary AwardsBook of the YearClare WrightNäku Dhäruk: The Bark PetitionsYirrkala Bark PetitionsAustralian land rightsnonfictionliterary prizesAustralian literatureIndigenous writing

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