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Tara June Winch is a Wiradjuri author, born in Australia in 1983 and based in France. Her first novel, Swallow the Air, became a critically acclaimed debut. She was named the Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelist, and has won numerous literary awards for Swallow the Air. A 10th Anniversary edition was published in 2016. In 2008, Tara was mentored by Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka as part of the prestigious Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative. Her second book, the story collection After the Carnage was published in 2016. After the Carnage was longlisted for the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for fiction, shortlisted for the 2017 NSW Premier’s Christina Stead prize for Fiction and the Queensland Literary Award for a collection. She wrote the Indigenous dance documentary, Carriberrie, which screened at the 71st Cannes Film Festival and is touring internationally.
WINNER OF THE 2020 MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD
WINNER OF THE 2020 NSW PREMIER’S LITERARY AWARDS CHRISTINA STEAD PRIZE FOR FICTION
WINNER OF THE 2020 NSW PREMIER’S LITERARY AWARDS PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
WINNER OF THE 2020 NSW PREMIER’S LITERARY AWARDS BOOK OF THE YEAR
‘The Yield sings up language, history, home, blood – all the important stuff.’ Paul Kelly
‘This is a big hearted, hopeful book. More hopeful, maybe, than we deserve.’ Miles Allinson, Readings
‘A groundbreaking novel for black and white Australia.’ Richard Flanagan
‘It’s another mesmerising tour de force, throwing a spotlight on Australia’s broken heart.’ Juliet Rieden, Australian Womens Weekly
‘Take courage when you read this book. You’ll need it. Winch asks big questions of this country. Is the answer within us?’ Bruce Pascoe
‘Mesmerising and important.’ Melissa Lucashenko
‘The Yield by Tara June Winch: This could be the most exciting novel of the year. We’ve waited more than ten years since Swallow the Air, and in The Yield, Tara has given us a stunning and exquisitely written story, reclaiming her indigenous language in the most original way.’ David Gaunt, Gleebooks Gleaner
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