The Lucky Galah

The Lucky Galah (2018) is a novel by Australian author Tracy Sorensen.[1]

The Lucky Galah
AuthorTracy Sorensen
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherPan MacMillan, Australia
Publication date
27 February 2018
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages304
ISBN9781760552657

Plot summary

The Lucky Galah is set in a fictional remote coastal town named Port Badminton in Western Australia in the year 1969. The story is narrated by a galah named Lucky who can receive signals from satellite dishes (based on OTC Satellite Earth Station Carnarvon).

Reviews

Awards
  • The UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing (2019 NSW Premier's Literary Awards) — Shortlisted[3]
  • The Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction (2018) — Shortlisted[4]
  • The Indie Book Award for Debut Fiction (2019) — Longlisted[5]
  • Russell Prize (2019) — Shortlisted[6]
  • Miles Franklin Award (2019) — Longlisted[7]

References
  1. "The Lucky Galah - Pan Macmillan AU". Pan Macmillan Australia. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  2. Taylor, Josephine. "Josephine Taylor reviews 'The Lucky Galah' by Tracy Sorensen". www.australianbookreview.com.au. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  3. "NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2019 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  4. "Readings announces 2018 New Australian Fiction Award shortlist". Books+Publishing. 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  5. "Indie Book Awards 2019 longlists announced". Books+Publishing. 2018-12-05. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  6. "Russell Prize for Humour Writing 2019 shortlist announced". Books + Publishing. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  7. "Miles Franklin 2019 longlist announced". Books+Publishing. 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
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