Brian Castro wins Prime Minister's Literary Award (Poetry)
Congratulations to Professor Brian Castro, who has just won the .聽The judges described the work, composed of thirty-four canto, as "a wicked satire on pretension and futility, a poem about ambition and literary endeavour as paths to frustration and failure, but it is itself a poem that manages to avoid these pitfalls and achieve a brilliant success." This prestigious prize is part of a series of that聽celebrate outstanding literary talent in Australia and the valuable contribution Australian literature and history makes to the nation's cultural and intellectual life.