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Exactly As I Am has been shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards!

Absolutely incredible news!!! My beautiful book Exactly As I Am (UQP 2022) has been shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards!

Shout out to my fellow shortlistees in poetry: Gavin Yuan Gao, Lionel Fogarty, Sarah Holland-Batt, and Scott-Patrick Mitchell. And thank you to judges Andy Jackson, Jazz Money and Judith Beveridge. 

Prime Minister’s Literary Awards

Quote from the Judges’ comments:

‘This book is an impressive and necessary work, one which will help to break down barriers and prejudices faced by transgender people. Essentially, it is a book of love and empowerment.’

Image description: Graphic image with the cover of Exactly As I Am which features the image of black and white shards surrounded by a yellow border. Beside the image is the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, Australian Government and Creative Australia logos, and text that reads ‘2023 Shortlist. Poetry. Exactly As I Am. Rae White. University of Queensland Press.’ Below this is a grey footer with the text ‘Celebrating Australian Writing. creative.gov.au/pmlas.'

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