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Dr George Haddad is an award-winning writer, artist and academic practising on Gadigal land. His novella, Populate and Perish, was the winner of the 2016 Viva La Novella competition and his short story Kátharsis was awarded the 2018 Neilma Sidney Prize. George’s novel, Losing Face, was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award and shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award, the Small Press Network’s Book of the Year, and The Readings Prize. In 2023 he was named a Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist. He is a lecturer and researcher at the Writing and Society Research Centre, Western Sydney University. George’s text, sound, performance and installation based art has been exhibited at Firstdraft, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, ReadingRoom and Metro Arts.

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The Next Big Thing

Living Memory

Isobel Beech, Ashley Goldberg, George Haddad, Janine Mikosza, Veronica Sullivan

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30 May

The Next Big Thing

Small Press Network Book of the Year Award 2023

Esther Anatolitis, André Dao, George Haddad, Leah Jing McIntosh, Jo Riccioni, Andrew Sutherland

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24 Nov
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