Sixteen years ago, Nam Le’s debut won a major literary prize. His follow-up has done it again

Nam Le wins major literary award, 16 years after winning for The Boat

At the 2025 NSW Literary Awards, Nam Le took out Book of the Year for his second book, while Hasib Hourani won the poetry prize with his debut.

Sixteen years ago, Nam Le’s debut won a major literary prize. His follow-up has done it again

Australian-Vietnamese writer Nam Le has taken out book of the year at the 2025 NSW Literary Awards for a poetry collection he fought to get published.

Ocean Vuong on kindness, Buddhism, and the limitations of writing as a medium

Ocean Vuong is, without a doubt, one of the greatest literary names of our age. His past works have won him numerous accolades from major publications alongside a string of prestigious prizes, including the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature award and the T. S. Eliot Prize for poetry.  However, it is not this literary acclaim that makes Vuong so revered; as a queer Vietnamese refugee who fled to America with his family, Vuong’s heartfelt po…