Ann-Marie Priest has won the 2023 National Biography Award for My Tongue Is My Own: A life of Gwen Harwood (La Trobe University Press).
Ann-Marie Priest has captured completely the sprite-like nature of one of Australia’s finest poets; a woman who used a fierce intellect and penchant for trickery to upend dusty institutions that steadfastly refused to see women as capable or talented,’ said senior judge Falkiner. ‘Through these pages, the great poet feels so alive.’
My Tongue Is My Own has been reviewed by QRC. Click here to read the full review.